From the owner: Le coeur de la fraternité des moines apostoliques diocésains Il s'agit sans doute du premier…read moreédifice gothique de Provence. Construite au XIIIème siècle, elle doit son nom aux Hospitaliers de Saint-Jean de Jérusalem. Son ancien prieuré (le Palais de Malte) abrite le musée Granet. L'Eglise Saint Jean de Malte est confiée à une communauté de frères, qui, plusieurs fois par jour, se retrouvent avec ceux qui le souhaitent pour chanter la prière.

As I walked around the Old Town of Aix-en-Provence, I noticed the huge cathedral. The Aix…read moreCathedral is a beautiful Roman Catholic church and the seat of the Archbishop of Aix-en-Provence and Arles. The cathedral is built on the site of the 1st-century Roman forum of Aix. Built and re-built from the 12th until the 19th century, it includes Romanesque, Gothic and Neo-Gothic elements, as well as Roman columns and parts of the baptistery from a 6th-century Christian church. The cathedral, a national monument of France, is located on the route of the Roman road, the Via Aurelia. A fragment of a Roman wall and the columns of the baptistery seem to be the origin of the legend that the church was built on top of a Roman temple dedicated to Apollo. The historian Scholastique Pitton (1668) claimed that the temple had been dedicated to a sun god, basing his claim upon the discovery of the leg of a statue uncovered at the site. According to the Christian tradition, the first church on the site was founded by Saint Maximinus of Aix, who arrived in Provence from Bethany, a village near Jerusalem, with Mary Magdalene on a boat belonging to Lazarus. Maximin built a modest chapel on the site of the present cathedral and dedicated it to the Holy Saviour (le Saint Sauveur). During the invasion of the Saracens in the 8th and 9th centuries, the original chapel of Saint-Sauveur was destroyed. At the beginning of the 12th century, a new church was begun on the same site, with Romanesque walls bearing the three bays of a wide single nave, constituting a parish church dedicated to the Virgin Mary (Notre Dame de la Sède). It's a nice building to visit while in the city.

Beautiful! I…read morestumbled on this cathedral when I was walking around. Would I suggest making a special trip here? I would normally say no... but there is not much to do in Aix-en-Provence, and the town is so small, that I guess you might as well! I was only here for about 5 minutes, but I did enjoy coming here!

From the owner: Une oeuvre du XIXe Cette magnifique église fut construite en 1865 à côté des ruines de l'ancienne…read moreéglise Saint-Paul, qui datait elle-même du XIIIe siècle. A droite en entrant, on trouve une chapelle avec les reliques de Saint-Roch, auquel est dédié l'édifice. Le personnage doit sa sainteté à son parcours, et notamment au fait don de ses biens aux plus pauvres.

The cathedral was built in 14th century. The church is close to Palais des Papes. I would suggest…read moreyou hold this visit as filler to you real time to enter the Palais des Papes since this is not restricted entrees. The church visit take only 15 minutes. Not much to see. But it was use by Archbishop of Avignon. The inside has little decoration. It is functional as a church. Not much more. The garden of Rocher des Doms is just next to the cathedral.

This church was built in 12th century. It is to remember and host the relic of the first bishop -…read moreTrophime. It is Roman Catholic Church. Our combo ticket allow us to many place at Arles. I would said this church use to be the cathedral of Arles. Their cloisters constructed at late 12 century. The cloister has beautiful columns with decoration that tell the Jesus story. The room next to it is a museum. The ceilings of the corridor are beautiful. The church has nice altar and sub compartment area. It is nicely done. The visit only take one hour.

From the owner: Classé au Patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO Appelé églament primatiale ou cathédrale Saint-Trophime,…read morece monument religieux fut édifié au Moyen Âge (12e siècle) et est classé monument historique depuis 1840. L'édifice reste à ce jour l'un des plus importants du domaine roman provençal. Son portique et son chœur gothique d'une extrême richesse architecturale en font l'un des lieux au patrimoine et témoignage incontournables de la cité arlésienne.

From the owner: Une église romane qui domine le palais des papes Notre Dame des Doms est une église romane du…read moreXIIème siècle, et a été remaniée au XVème et XVIIème siécle. Classée "monument historique", elle abrite le tombeau de Jean XXII. En dominant la place du palais des papes, elle offre, de son parvis, une vue imprenable sur les toits en tuile de la ville.