Émile Zola

In the footsteps of Émile Zola, in Aix-en-Provence

A discreet street of Aix-en-Provence recalls the memory of the writer Émile Zola, who lived there. The Aix-en-Provence audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this great author and his Aix youth, marked by his friendship with Cézanne.

The Aix youth of the great writer

This small street, which has nothing exceptional at first sight, is one of the places where the very famous Émile Zola lived. The writer spent his youth in Aix-en-Provence, where he formed a deep friendship with the painter Paul Cézanne, another famous child of the city. Aix moreover inspired the setting of several of his novels. To evoke Zola in these streets is to remember the formative years of one of the greatest French novelists and the literary and artistic richness of Aix.

What to see

Here you evoke the youth of Émile Zola in Aix-en-Provence, his friendship with Cézanne and the inspiration that the city gave to his work, along a discreet street where he lived. It is a stop for lovers of literature, to be discovered during a walk in the city.

Practical information

The place linked to Émile Zola is discovered along the streets of Aix-en-Provence, reachable on foot. It is a freely accessible public space; you evoke the memory of the writer from the street. You discover it during a walk in the city.

What link does Émile Zola have with Aix-en-Provence?

He spent his youth there and formed a deep friendship with the painter Cézanne; the city inspired the setting of several of his novels.

Where to evoke Émile Zola in Aix-en-Provence?

Along the streets of Aix-en-Provence, including one where the writer lived.