Cours Mirabeau boulevard

The Cours Mirabeau, in Aix-en-Provence

The Cours Mirabeau is the famous avenue of Aix-en-Provence, lined with plane trees, fountains and mansions. The Aix-en-Provence audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this emblematic thoroughfare, the elegant and lively heart of the city.

The elegant avenue of plane trees

Four hundred and forty metres long and forty-two metres wide, the Cours Mirabeau was created in the seventeenth century. Lined with a double row of plane trees that form a vault of greenery, it lines up superb mansions, several fountains and famous cafés and terraces. On one side, the noble façades of the Mazarin district; on the other, the liveliness of the shops. A true backbone of Aix, it embodies the Provençal art of living and the elegance of the city.

What to see

Here you wander under the vault of plane trees, between superb mansions, fountains and famous cafés and terraces, along the emblematic avenue of Aix. The Cours Mirabeau embodies the Provençal art of living. It is a must-see stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Cours Mirabeau crosses the heart of Aix-en-Provence, from the Rotonde Fountain to Place Forbin, reachable on foot. It is a public avenue freely accessible at all times and on the level; the cafés and shops have their own hours. The promenade is particularly pleasant in the shade of the plane trees.

What are the dimensions of the Cours Mirabeau?

It measures four hundred and forty metres long and forty-two metres wide, lined with plane trees, fountains and mansions, in the heart of Aix-en-Provence.

Where is the Cours Mirabeau?

In the heart of Aix-en-Provence, between the Rotonde Fountain and Place Forbin.