Place des Tanneurs - Tanners' Square

Place des Tanneurs, in Aix-en-Provence

Place des Tanneurs is a pretty small square of old Aix, adorned with a fountain. The Aix-en-Provence audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this place full of history, heir to a former district of artisans.

The former district of artisans

Place des Tanneurs, in the heart of old Aix, owes its name to the tanners who once worked leather there, taking advantage of the proximity of the water. In its centre is a pretty fountain, first built in 1761 according to the plans of Georges Vallon, faithful to the Aix tradition of fountains. A place full of history and artisanal memory, lined with old façades, the square gives off a peaceful charm, a witness of the daily life of old Aix.

What to see

You admire the pretty eighteenth-century fountain and the old façades of this square heir to the tanners' district, in the heart of old Aix. Place des Tanneurs gives off a peaceful and history-laden charm. It is a stop full of charm, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

Place des Tanneurs lies in the heart of old Aix, in Aix-en-Provence, reachable on foot. It is a public space open at all times, freely accessible and on the level; the shops around have their own hours. You discover it during a walk in the old centre.

Where does the name of Place des Tanneurs come from?

From the tanners who once worked leather there, taking advantage of the proximity of the water; the square is adorned with an eighteenth-century fountain.

Where is Place des Tanneurs?

In the heart of old Aix, in Aix-en-Provence.