Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Bouches-du-Rhône

Fountain
13100 Aix-en-Provence

The fountain of the Quatre-Dauphins, a Baroque work of 1667 by Jean-Claude Rambot, adorns the eponymous square in the heart of the Mazarin district in Aix-en-Provence, in the Bouches-du-Rhône.

Fountain
13100 Aix-en-Provence

The fountain of the Nine Canons, built in the 17th century in Aix-en-Provence, is an emblematic historic monument located on the Mirabeau River, famous for its nine jets of water in the shape of a carp tail and its role in the watering of transhumant herds.

Primitive Gothic art
13300 Salon-de-Provence

The Saint-Laurent church of Salon-de-Provence, a former 15th-century collegiate church, listed as a historic monument in 1840, dominates the city centre with its medieval history and successive reconstructions.

Provencal Romanesque Art
13150 Tarascon

The royal collegiate Sainte-Marthe, a Romanesque building of the 11th–12th centuries in Tarascon (Bouches-du-Rhône), houses the tomb of Saint Martha and was classified as a French historical monument in 1840.

Gothic Church
13200 Arles

The church of the Dominicans of Arles, a meridional Gothic building of the 15th and 16th centuries, is an old unassigned convent church located in the historical center of Arles, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Classified as a historical monument, it bears witness to late medieval religious architecture.

Romanesque Church
13460 Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer

The fortified church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Mer, built in the 9th century at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer in the Camargue, is a Romanesque jewel classified as a historical monument since 1840, famous for its pilgrimage and defensive bell tower.

Medieval and Renaissance Castle
13100 Aix-en-Provence

The Grand-Saint-Jean estate, located in Aix-en-Provence, is a historical complex dating from the 11th to the 17th century, including a castle, a chapel and a sheepfold on the plateau of Puyricard.

Cloister
13100 Aix-en-Provence

The cloister Saint-Sauveur, built around 1190 in Aix-en-Provence, is a Provencal Romanesque jewel built in the cathedral. Its light galleries, decorated with apocalyptic symbols, bear witness to a unique architecture in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.