Fountain of the Four Dolphins

The Fountain of the Four Dolphins, in Aix-en-Provence

The Fountain of the Four Dolphins is a charming seventeenth-century fountain, in the heart of the Mazarin district. The Aix-en-Provence audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this jewel, one of the most prized fountains of the city.

A jewel of the Mazarin district

Sculpted in 1667 by Jean-Claude Rambot, the Fountain of the Four Dolphins stands at the centre of a small square of the Mazarin district, the fine grid-patterned district of Aix-en-Provence. It owes its name to the four sculpted dolphins that adorn its basin, topped with a pine cone. Elegant and harmonious, in a peaceful setting lined with mansions, it is one of the most charming and photographed fountains of the city of a thousand fountains.

What to see

You admire the four sculpted dolphins adorning the basin, topped with a pine cone, in a peaceful small square lined with mansions of the Mazarin district. The Fountain of the Four Dolphins is one of the most charming of Aix-en-Provence. It is a stop full of charm, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Fountain of the Four Dolphins lies in the heart of the Mazarin district, in Aix-en-Provence, reachable on foot. It is an open-air monument, freely visible at all times from the public space. You discover it during a walk in the Mazarin district.

Who sculpted the Fountain of the Four Dolphins?

Jean-Claude Rambot, in 1667; it owes its name to the four sculpted dolphins that adorn its basin, in the heart of the Mazarin district.

Where is the Fountain of the Four Dolphins?

In the heart of the Mazarin district, in Aix-en-Provence.