This beautiful stroll will take you through the Cézanne Mill, where exhibitions of permanent/temporary paintings and sculptures in all styles are exhibited. You will discover or rediscover the ruins of a Roman aqueduct. You can take a break on picnic tables, not far from the dam designed by Émile Zola's father. The writer was a childhood friend of the painter Cézanne. You can also see the Sainte-Victoire in the distance.
The car park at the start of the hike is not far from the Thonolet castle, on your right if you arrive from Aix-en-Provence.
The route's crossing points and GPS coordinates:
Departure/Arrival: km 0 - alt. 185m - Parking
1: km 0.59 - alt. 230m - Road on the left
2: km 2.14 - alt. 207m - Crossroads after the castle of Tholonet
3: km 2.93 - alt. 295m - Crossroads before the dam
4: km 4.64 - alt. 295m - Crossroads after the dam
5: km 5.31 - alt. 289m - Turn right, yellow markings
How to get to the start of the hike?
By car: From Aix-en-Provence: by the D17, first car park on the right after the castle.
Hike Info
- Distance: 9.29 kilometers
- Difficulty:
- Duration: 1 hours to 2 hours
