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Rotonde Fountain – Caesar's Tower loop from Aix-en-Provence

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France

Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur

Provence

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Rotonde Fountain – Caesar's Tower loop from Aix-en-Provence

Hard

4.4

(15)

riders

Rotonde Fountain – Caesar's Tower loop from Aix-en-Provence

02:38

33.4km

470m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 20, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 667 m for 69 m

After 964 m for 279 m

After 31.3 km for 64 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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715 m

Rotonde Fountain

Highlight • Monument

The Cours Mirabeau, the backbone of Aix en Provence, ended in poor condition in a muddy place in the 19th century. The city council then decided to embellish the Place de la Rotonde by creating a fountain that would symbolize the city at the center of its main intersection.
The fountain is 12 meters high and 32 meters wide and shows above all the wealth and genius of the city. Aix has been the water capital of the region since Roman times, its conditions and its 23 wells give it this reputation, and it was obvious that a well should take on this symbolic role.
The top of the fountain is decorated with 3 sculptures of women, "the 3 graces". Their clothing and posture indicate activity of Aix en Provence for each of them.

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Cours Mirabeau

Highlight • Other

Aix-en-Provence is often called "the city of a thousand fountains" or the "city of water". Aix as Aigues means water in Latin. There are officially about 250 public and private fountains in the city center of Aix which, over approximately 3 km2, represents one of the largest concentrations of fountains in Europe. Most are now part of the private space. Some having existed since Roman times are no longer visible today. It is a city divided in two: on either side of the Cours Mirabeau we find on one side the old Aix with its alleys and its medieval buildings, on the other the new Aix which dates from the so-called classic.
The studio of Paul Cézanne, the most famous painter of this Provençal town can be visited. For more information, visit: atelier-cezanne.com

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1.46 km

Preachers' Square

Highlight • Monument

A very nice place

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1.60 km

Courthouse

Highlight • Monument

Great building to see from outside

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7.60 km

Magnificent olive grove

Highlight • Natural

14.3 km

View of Montagne Sainte Victoire

Highlight • Viewpoint

25.2 km

Caesar's Tower

Highlight • Other

The Tour de César is a cylindrical tower 15 meters high, flared at its base, which served as a watchtower for the city of Aix-en-Provence. It has several names: the Tour de Keyrié, the Tour de César, but also the Tour du Prévôt because, in 1383, Canon Isnard, provost of the Aix-en-Provence chapter, had it erected during the disturbances caused. by the succession of Queen Jeanne. It was restored in 2007.

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31.3 km

Sculpted Doors of Saint-Sauveur Cathedral

Highlight • Religious Site

The Saint-Sauveur Cathedral on the Place de l'Université is the episcopal church of the Archdiocese of Aix. It was constantly rebuilt and expanded and therefore combines a wealth of architectural styles. It has a late Gothic, richly structured façade construction. Jean Guiramand created a main portal with sculptural representations of the Prophets of Israel and the Sibyls. The door jambs are lined with buttresses decorated with niches and pinnacles. The campanile was built in 1323 and consists of two structures that taper towards the top, with the upper one having an octagonal floor plan. Inside there is an early Christian baptistery from around the year 400 and a Romanesque cloister. One of the greatest treasures is an altarpiece made for King René in 1476. Since 1875 the cathedral has held the title of papal minor basilica. In the same year, the cultural monument was classified as a monument historique.

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33.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.4 km

8.68 km

3.91 km

1.84 km

425 m

112 m

Surfaces

18.0 km

12.8 km

1.42 km

945 m

141 m

Elevation

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Friday 10 July

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21°C

42 %

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Rotonde Fountain – Caesar's Tower loop from Aix-en-Provence

Rotonde Fountain

Cours Mirabeau

Preachers' Square

Courthouse

Magnificent olive grove

View of Montagne Sainte Victoire

Caesar's Tower

Sculpted Doors of Saint-Sauveur Cathedral

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