Aix En Provence Travel

# 4 - August 02, 2009

• the honeycomblike galleries of the Fondation Vasarely.
• strolling the stately boulevard of Cours Mirabeau, with its many cafés, old plane trees and fountains.
• Order a hefty veal chop or a pan-fried strip of foie gras at Le Passage, housed in a former factory that's now a Aix hot spot.
• Pierre Reboul, far left, opened his namesake restaurant in 2007 to great acclaim, thanks to arch culinary concoctions like "cocaine" made from finely chopped corn. Indeed, nothing is what it seems in Mr. Reboul's Michelin-starred world, which shows a fascination with low culture and junk food.
• The fountain at La Rotonde
• The boutique hotel 28 à Aix is set in a 17th-century town house. It has four plush rooms that are a combination of Baroque-era detailing and contemporary high-design furniture.
• With its mountains of eggplants, ranks of honey jars and fields of fresh goat cheese, the morning market at Place Richelme is a foodie's paradise.