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

Hôtel de ville
13100 Aix-en-Provence

The Town Hall of Aix-en-Provence, a building dating from the 15th to the 15th centuries, combines Italian architecture and medieval tower. Located in the city centre, it overlooks a historic square with fountain and grain hall.

Théâtre gallo-romain
13200 Arles

The ancient theatre of Arles, built in the 1st century BC, is an emblematic Roman monument located in Arles in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1981.

Art roman provençal
13810 Eygalières

The chapel Saint-Sixte d'Eygalières, a 12th century Romanesque building, stands isolated near Eygalières in the Bouches-du-Rhône, surrounded by cypresses on a rocky tertre emblematic of the Alpilles.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
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.

Château fort
13150 Boulbon

The Château de Boulbon, a castle in ruins of the 12th-17th centuries, dominates the Rhône valley in Boulbon (Bouches-du-Rhône), in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Ranked a historic monument in 1976, it was a strategic sentinel between Provence and the Kingdom of France.

Citadelles
13001 Marseille

The castle of If, a 16th century fortress located on an island near Marseilles, was built under François I to defend the harbour before becoming a mythical prison, famous thanks to the Count of Monte Cristo.

Eglise romane et gothique
13200 Arles

The primatiale Saint-Trophime d'Arles, a masterpiece of Provence's 12th–15th century novel, combines majestic nave, carved cloister and Gothic choir. Located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, it was cathedral and later minor basilica, classified at UNESCO.

Jardin
13100 Aix-en-Provence

Grassi Garden in Aix-en-Provence is an archaeological site revealing the remains of a luxurious Roman villa from the 1st to the 5th century, located in the northern part of the ancient Aquae Sextiæ. Its mosaics and marbles bear witness to the opulence of its Gaulish-Roman occupants.