A Walk Around Place des Cardeurs, Aix-En-Provence, France
The Place des Cardeurs (sometimes called the Forum des Cardeurs) is a place in Aix-en-Provence, located in the center of the city, behind the town hall, on the site of the old Jewish quarter of the Middle Ages.
In the center is a fountain created in 1977 by Aix artist Jean Amado.
Place des Cardeurs was created in 1963 following the demolition of an island of insanitary houses. The freed space has long been a large parking lot.
In the 1980s, with the construction of an underground car park along its entire length, many restaurants were installed, transforming the appearance of the square, and giving it summer evenings, when the restaurant terraces are full of people , a special atmosphere.
Between 2006 and 2010, the town hall undertook the rehabilitation1 of the Place des Cardeurs, whose space was divided between three natural stone trays, articulated in staircases, in order to catch up with the slope and facilitate the movement of people with reduced mobility .
Aix-en-Provence, France
Aix-en-Provence is so lovely that various French surveys have chosen it the most desirable city in which to live, due to the ambience of this special place. The modest population of just 150,000 residents gives it a small-town charm, yet Aix is big enough to provide all the necessities and comforts of urban living. Nearly 30 percent are university students, lending an air of youthful energy, culture and enthusiasm, plus you'll always find budget places to eat when there are so many young people around.
You'll most likely begin your explorations of Aix on the main street, which is also the first street you'll come to, Cours Mirabeau, the broad street established in 1651. Simply called the Cours, it is sometimes considered the most attractive boulevard in all France: lined with shops, outdoor cafés and restaurants in all price ranges along a wide sidewalk with magnificent plane trees towering overhead and three moss-covered fountains in the middle of the street.
You'll experience a human scale throughout town -- even the public buses are small, some are electric powered and very tiny for just a few passengers, providing excellent service.
Another attractive square is the Forum des Cardeurs, whose pastel façades surrounding the large central plaza, creating a distinctly Provençal atmosphere, enhanced by a row of outdoor restaurants. Cardeurs is often frequented by university students, and the local yuppie crowd out for lunch, so it's a prime spot to have a meal.
So you really have the best of all worlds. It's a sophisticated urban place, and yet it's a small city, so you've got all the amenities: the walking distance, you've got a shop on the corner you got the café around the bend. there's a bar, there are restaurants, outdoor plazas, fountains, beautiful boulevards, wonderful colors of the buildings, tree-lined streets -- what more could you possibly ask for? There's a mix here in population of University kids, there's older folks, there's working people, there's some immigrant vitality. You've got train stations that will take you to some nearby places that are wonderful, such as Arles and Marseille, you've got the entire Cote d'Azur you are just an hour or two away. And you're in Provence. This is the good life.
Aix en Provence walking tour part 2
Another attractive square in Aix-en-Provence, France, is the Forum des Cardeurs, whose pastel façades surround the large central plaza, creating a distinctly Provençal atmosphere, enhanced by a row of outdoor restaurants. Cardeurs is often frequented by university students, and the local yuppie crowd out for lunch, so it's a prime spot to have a meal.
Place des Cardeurs used to be just a street, it was a wide street running through the city like many of what are now the pedestrian lanes and beautiful plazas that are for people only. Fifty years ago there were cars running through sections like this, but now it's been converted into this wonderful broad Plaza. It has a similar ambience as Italy. After all, we are in the South of France, and there is a definite Mediterranean twist that is a little different than French towns in the middle of the country or further north.
You will be tempted by an enormous variety of foods in all price ranges throughout Aix, from the simple take-out sandwiches to the highest quality haute cuisine. You can't walk a minute without seeing more food.
Bienvenue en Provalie : La place des Cardeurs à Aix-en-Provence
La place des Cardeurs à Aix-en-Provence : tantôt quartier pauvre, tantôt lieu de concerts de grandes stars internationales, tantôt parking à ciel ouvert... Une place symbolique d'Aix-en-Provence à découvrir avec Frédéric Paul, du Visible est Invisible.
Joueurs, staff, dirigeants et supporters du CA Brive, soyez les bienvenus à Aix-en-Provence ! Et peut-être aurez-vous le temps de découvrir, de vos propres yeux, cette place où il fait si bon vivre.
Aix en Provence walking tour
Aix-en-Provence is a joy to discover. You'll most likely begin your explorations of Aix on the main street, which is also the first street you'll come to, Cours Mirabeau, the broad street established in 1651. Simply called the Cours, it is sometimes considered the most attractive boulevard in all France: lined with shops, outdoor cafés and restaurants in all price ranges along a wide sidewalk with magnificent plane trees towering overhead and three moss-covered fountains in the middle of the street.
The three beautiful fountains along the quarter are called, first of all the fountain of the nine canons, and then the so-called mossy fountain from which flows a warm thermal water that generates a thick foam that covers the fountain with the green moss. And at the top of the boulevard there's the fountain of King René designed in 1819, and it adorns a work of the artist David Angers.
It was the French back in the 19th century who perfected the art of walking for sheer pleasure. They called it the flaneur, the aimless wanderer where you're just walking along, alert to your surroundings, observing things, interesting, even unimportant details, not so much worried about your destination, but enjoying the journey. 13A: This art of walking, or flaneur, was very well described by a 19th century French writer named Victor Fournel, who asks us: have you reflected on everything contained in the term flaneur, this most enchanting word which is revered by the poets? Go on infinite investigations through the streets and promenades, drift along with your nose in the wind with both hands in your pocket, with an umbrella under your arm, and an open-minded spirit. Walk along with serendipity without pondering where, and without hurrying. Stop in front of stores to regard their images, at street corners to read their signs, by the book stands to touch and smell. Give yourself over captivated and enraptured with all your senses and all your mind to the spectacle. The 19th century Parisians elevated walking to a fine art.
We show you these streets in the historic center of Aix: Avenue Victor Hugo, Cathédrale Saint Sauveu, Cours Mirabeau, Place de l'Hôtel de ville, Place de Verdun, Place des Tanneurs, Place des Trois Ormeaux, Place Forum des Cardeurs, Place Ramus, Place Saint-Honoré, Rue Aumône Vieille, Rue Bédarrides, Rue Boulegon, Rue Brueys, Rue Chabrier, Rue Clemenceau, Rue Courteissade, Rue de l'Ancienne Madeleine, Rue de la Couronne, Rue de la Masse, Rue des Chapeliers, Rue des Cordeliers, Rue des Tanneurs, Rue Espariat, Rue Fabrot, Rue Gaston de Saporta, Rue Granet, Rue Matheron, Rue Nazareth, Rue Papassaudi, Rue Paul Bert, Rue Vauvenargues,
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Image 1: Il profumo della lavanda selvatica
Image 2: FRA Aix-en-Provence Forum des Cardeurs Panorama by KWOT
Image 3: FRA Aix-en-Provence Les Lauves - Terrain des Peintres (Montagne Sainte-Victoire) Panorama by KWOT {upload 19/1/2012 on Paul Cezanne's 173rd birthday}
Image 4: La Lune est là
Image 5: Pays d'Aix
Image 6: Le petit chemin.
Image 7: La cigale va chanter tout l'été
Image 8: Enfin le printemps !
Image 9: Musée Vasarely
Image 10: FRA Aix-en-Provence {country area} Carrieres de Bibemus [Paul Cezanne's favorite place] Panorama -1 by KWOT {1st photo from this spot on G.E.}
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En plein cœur d'Aix-en-Provence, sur la jolie place ensoleillée des cardeurs, la Traviata est un tout nouveau restaurant italien à ne pas manquer. Burger de veau à la polenta, linguine à la daube d'agneau, côte de veau panée à la mozzarella et tomates confites... le chef Michel Benchabi sélectionne quotidiennement les meilleurs produits frais de la région et d'Italie, pour élaborer une cuisine d'exception, savoureuse et originale. Les pizzas, véritable spécialité des lieux, surprendront vos papilles par leur goût et leur créativité grâce à leurs garnitures de choix comme les tomates cœur de bœuf, le pesto, la mozzarella di bufala ou encore la truffe. Un vrai délice des yeux et du palais !
L'été, la Traviata organise des animations ponctuelles comme des soirées blanches, des diners jazz ou des soirées Coupe du Monde. Des rendez-vous à ne pas manquer.
5, forum des Cardeurs, 13100 Aix en Provence
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Aix en Provence food markets
When in Aix-en-Provence, among the most enjoyable places to admire the foods, flowers, antiques and colorful local life are the many outdoor markets scattered through Aix, especially on a Saturday morning and to a lesser degree on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Place Cardeurs/rue Mérindol 8/7/17. 2h22
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Cardeurs 11/09/14
23h30, le 11 septembre 2014.
Une soirée ordinaire sur le Forum des Cardeurs, à Aix en Provence.
Forum des Cardeurs 10/09/14
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