The Heritage Roads

	1 - Land and Heritage		2 - Land and Heritage
	3 - Hilltop villages		4 - Water in Provence
	5 -Energy and history		6 - Land and Heritage
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Tour 5: Aix Region, Land of Energy and History

Prendre l’autoroute direction Marseille, sortie Les Milles, puis village.

Les Milles

Site mémorial des Milles
Tours of memorial carriage by appointment. The only camp in France used for both internment, transit and deportation. Inside the camp guards’ former refectory are murals painted by interned artists. Outside, a period train carriage recalls the thousands of Jews departed from here to Auschwitz via Drancy.

Take the D7, towards Gardanne.

Gardanne

Ecomuseum of the Mediterranean forest

Tour of the ECOMUSEUM a woodland area of some 13 acres and a museum presenting the character of the Mediterranean forest. Its aim is to build awareness of the environment, and demonstrate the value and wealth of the forest.

Continue towards Gardanne ville, then D46A towards Gréasque.

Gréasque

Mine museum (Pôle historique minier)

The 25.5m head frame of the Hély d’Oissel mine shaft was listed as an industrial historical monument in October 1990. Things to see: coal mining equipment, hoist room, old and contemporary safety systems, geographic and geological maps, everyday objects placed on the ground as if the miner had just left them at the bottom for a few moments before resuming his endless task.

Return to Gardanne, then follow Aix.

 

 

	Card : "Pass for Aix" pass
	Online Brochure: The Aix region, source of inspiration (practical information)
	List of tours starting from the Tourist Office of Aix en Provence