"I'm going to take you to the city of Aix!" said Professor Abner, who had a good arrangement, a reasonable itinerary and a well-planned time.

"Aix-en-Ax is the hometown of the painter Cézanne, and since the Middle Ages it has been a university town and a famous spring city," said Professor Abner.

"It was the ancient capital of the administrative province of Provence during the Roman period, and today it is still known for its Roman ruins, medieval Gothic and Renaissance architecture. ”

Qu Lihua was very curious, she poked her head out, "Professor Abner, does this city have anything to do with Provence?"

Professor Abner replied with a smile, "Aix-en-Provence is the former capital of Provence, this medieval ancient city with boulevards, fountains, and mansions, is the most cosmopolitan area of Provence, because since the 12th century, Aix-en-Provence has been the cultural, economic, and intellectual center of Provence, and at the same time, it is also the hometown of the genius painter Cézanne, you can join the Cézanne tour in the city center, Aix-en-Provence is an important international student city in France, and the double waiter café on the boulevard is very popular." ”

With its unique cuisine, rosé wines and a special Provençal dialect, Aix-en-Aix has a population of less than 150,000 but a much higher number of tourists every year, and you can always see them in the streets in winter and summer, with a typical Mediterranean climate, warm in winter and cool in summer, moist but not humid.

Qu Lihua said: "The climate here is really good, the climate in France is really neither cold nor hot, very suitable for human habitation, not humid, not raining much, you don't need to carry an umbrella like the British people often carry with you!"

"Yes, the climate here is really good, and the tourists love it!"

"I have heard the locals say that lavender is the beautiful garment of Provence, and wine is the blood of Provence. Professor Abner nodded, "Yes, I've seen Malraux's poem 'Beautiful lavender fields, that's the swaddling of grapes', and I've seen Monet's painting 'Lavender and Grapes'." ”

"Even Maupassant wrote the sentence 'purple grapes are the color of lavender,' the color of lavender is purple, and the grapes are also purple, which has something in common, and in the hearts of people in Provence, lavender and grapes are indispensable. "The most beautiful and famous wine country of Provence, the fantasy leaves a sweet echo in the swaying of purple lavender. ”

"Ah, what a romantic artist, I can imagine these painters and writers, drinking sweet wine, while standing in front of the canvas with great interest to paint lavender and grapes, the season of grape ripening represents a good harvest, how joyful it is, how worthy of celebration!"

"In addition to lavender and wine, the famous specialty here is the corin muffin biscuit which is derived from the medieval tradition, and there are many corin muffin biscuit shops on the Boulevard Mirabeau," said Professor Abner. ”

"Professor Abner, I found a wide variety of markets all over the streets of Aix, where olive oil, lavender spices and wines are all famous local specialties," said Meng Wenjie. ”

"Hahaha!" Professor Abner smiled, "yes, young man, you are well observed, it is true, tourists are very fond of these specialties, they will buy some to take back home, to give to friends and family, if you want to buy some, I can also take you to buy it!"

Professor Abner took everyone to the market to have a look, and bought some souvenirs, Qu Lihua also bought lavender handmade soap, she put it on the tip of her nose, smelled it, the faint fragrance of lavender smelled very good, and Meng Wenjie bought some French wine.

When it comes to Aix, people will immediately think of the Mihabo Boulevard, which was built in 1650, starting from the Fountain of King Hone in the east, passing through two delicate and lovely little fountains in the middle, and reaching the large fountain full of sculptures in the west, although 500 meters is not too long, but according to da Vinci's aesthetic theory, the width of the street is exactly equal to the height of the two buildings.

"Wow, there's a fountain!" Qu Lihua's girl's heart burst out, and she was about to marvel when she saw the fountain.

Captain Xia Yuxiang smiled and said, "Yes, there are quite a lot of fountains in France!"

Walking on this avenue, Qu Lihua really feels that there is a retro feeling, like Hungary, the French also like fountains, the fountain shape is quite good-looking, the French are romantic, and even the fountain has made a romantic feeling.

The boulevard divides Aix in two, with the streets in the south neatly aligned and at right angles, while the streets in the north are intricately twisted and intricate.

"The style is still quite different!"

"Yes, the avenue is to distinguish the modern neighborhood from the old retro neighborhood, this avenue, both historical relics and modern urban fashion. Professor Abner said.

"Look!" Professor Abner gestured not far away.

"Opened in 1792 on the north side of the boulevard, the Two Brothers Café has been a meeting place for famous artists and literati for more than 100 years. ”

Qu Lihua was impressed, there are cafes and bars everywhere in France, which is very similar to Hungary.

Next to the towering Saint-Jean-Marette church in the heart of Aix-en-aix, there is an inconspicuous beige old building, which is home to one of the most important art museums in the south of France, the Musée de Gerhane.

According to Professor Abner, the essence of the vast collection of art collected by the most powerful families in Aix in the 18th and 19th centuries is also basically concentrated here.

Chic shops line the pedestrian streets, and from there you walk all the way to the palace on Place de la Verdun, where elegant women's clothing stores add to the boulevard.

Shelves are erected in the square, and a farmers' market is set up with olives, feta cheese, lavender flowers, honey, peach melons and other sun-soaked products.

Another food market is open on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings, and on Sunday mornings there is a flower market that fills the square, as well as a flea market that is popular with tourists and tourists who go shopping for something.

There are flavours from all over the world, but the most famous is the local cuisine, Aix-en-Provence cuisine, which is considered to be the most representative, the most unique and the most rational Mediterranean cuisine, and you can also find a concentration of Vietnamese and Chinese restaurants in the region.

"It's great, it's so kind to see our Chinese restaurant here!" Qu said.

"Yes, I also think it's too kind, our Chinese restaurants are really prosperous, I saw that there are a lot of tourists who come here to eat, and our Chinese restaurants have a lot of dishes to choose from, and there are quite a lot of varieties!" Meng Wenjie said proudly.

Head Xia Yuxiang looked up and said with a smile: "Let's go, support the shop opened by our compatriots, let's invite Professor Abner to taste Chinese food, he entertained us before, and we will invite him once!"

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