Tourreluque

The Tourreluque, in Aix-en-Provence

The Tourreluque is the last vestige of the medieval ramparts of Aix-en-Provence. The Aix-en-Provence audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this old tower, a witness of the fortified past of the city.

The last vestige of the ramparts

A true testimony of the medieval past of the city, the Tourreluque, whose name comes from Provençal, is the only preserved vestige of the rampart that surrounded Aix-en-Provence in the Middle Ages. In the fourteenth century, it was imperative for the city to protect itself by fortifications. This tower, which was part of the enclosure, has crossed the centuries and recalls today the defensive aspect of Aix before its great rise in the modern era. It is one of the rare medieval vestiges of the city.

What to see

You admire the medieval tower, the only preserved vestige of the former ramparts of Aix-en-Provence, a witness of the fortified past of the city in the Middle Ages. The Tourreluque recalls the defensive aspect of Aix before its great rise. It is a stop for lovers of history, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Tourreluque lies in Aix-en-Provence, reachable on foot. It is an open-air vestige, freely visible at all times from the public space. You discover it during a walk in the city.

What is the Tourreluque?

The only preserved vestige of the rampart that surrounded Aix-en-Provence in the Middle Ages, a fourteenth-century tower, a witness of the fortified past of the city.

Where is the Tourreluque?

In Aix-en-Provence.