{"id":378,"date":"2007-08-30T13:51:00","date_gmt":"2007-08-30T17:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/2007\/08\/30\/top-towns-to-visit-in-the-south-of-france-3-aix-en-provence\/"},"modified":"2016-02-17T15:01:58","modified_gmt":"2016-02-17T19:01:58","slug":"top-towns-to-visit-in-the-south-of-france-3-aix-en-provence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/2007\/08\/30\/top-towns-to-visit-in-the-south-of-france-3-aix-en-provence\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Towns to visit in the South of France: #3 Aix-en-Provence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a title=\"Aix en Provence accommodation: Studio in Meyreuil, Aix en Provence - Marseilles\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/south-france-apartment\/vacation\/662\"><img id=\"image380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Studio-Meyreuil-Aix-en-Provence-pr662-.jpg\" alt=\"Studio Meyreuil in Aix-en-Provence - PR-662\" height=\"200\" align=\"right\" \/><\/a>As we continue our journey around the Southern France we have chosen <a title=\"Aix-en-Provence\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/category\/south-france\/south-france-travel-guide\/provence\/aix-provence\/\">Aix-en-Provence <\/a>as #3 in the count down of the Top Towns to Visit <a title=\"South of France\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/category\/south-france\/\">South of France<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Once the capital of <a title=\"Provence\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/category\/south-france\/south-france-travel-guide\/provence\/\">Provence<\/a>, Aix-en-Provence has maintained the majesty and style that comes with being an economic and cultural center. Cours Mirabeau is the center of this charming town. This tree-lined avenue is the perfect place to take a scenic stroll or to watch passersby from one of the many caf\u00e9s.<\/p>\n<p>Home to several art schools and universities Aix-en-Provence has become the site of several annual festivals such as the International Festival of Lyric Arts and Music and The Dance Festival.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Of note are the fountains and architecture of the town. Aix-en-Provence is often referred to as the city of a thousand fountains. The town is known for its many ornate and flowered squares and beautiful fountains.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New York Habitat has many available <strong><a title=\"Looking for a place to stay in Aix en Provence? Find vacation rentals on nyhabitat.com\" href=\"\/south-france-apartment\/vacation\/provence\/aix-en-provence\">accommodations in the architecturally magnificent town of Aix-en-Provence<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0<a title=\"Aix en Provence accommodation: Studio in Meyreuil, Aix en Provence - Marseilles\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/south-france-apartment\/vacation\/662\">Studio apartment near Aix-en-Provence (PR-662)<\/a> with access to a pool<br \/>\n\u00b7\u00a0<a title=\"Aix en provence Apartment: 1 Bedroom Rental in Aix en Provence (PR-1027)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/south-france-apartment\/vacation\/1027\">One-bedroom\u00a0apartment rental in Aix-en-Provence (PR-1027)<\/a> right in the historic center<\/p>\n<p>To recap the winners so far here are #5 and #4 again:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Permanent Link: Top Towns to visit in the South of France: #5 Saint-R\u00e9my-de-Provence\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/2007\/08\/16\/top-towns-to-visit-in-the-south-of-france-5-saint-remy-de-provence\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span style=\"color: #ae0000;\">Top Towns to visit in the South of France: Saint-R\u00e9my-de-Provence #5<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Top Towns to visit in the South of France: Nice, French Riviera: #4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/2007\/08\/23\/top-towns-to-visit-in-the-south-of-france-nice-french-riviera-4\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span style=\"color: #ae0000;\">Top Towns to visit in the South of France: Nice, French Riviera: #4<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The countdown is getting closer and closer to the coveted #1 spot. Check back to the New York Habitat Blog next week to find out the town featured as the #2 town in the South of France.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we continue our journey around the Southern France we have chosen Aix-en-Provence as #3 in the count down of the Top Towns to Visit&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[90],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=378"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16410,"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378\/revisions\/16410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}