Parking de l’Aurigon

Parking de l’Aurigon is a parking area in Beaurecueil, Arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Parking de l’Aurigon is situated nearby to the reservoir Le Bouquet N° 345, as well as near the nature reserve Réserve naturelle nationale de Sainte-Victoire.

Type: Parking area
Also known as: “Parking de Roques Hautes”
Parking: surface

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cross of Provence and Château de Saint-Antonin.

Cross of Provence

Peak

Photo: Matthieu Toc, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Cross of Provence is a monument located on the western end of the Montagne Sainte-Victoire in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. The cross was erected on the most prominent western peak of the massif at 946 metres meters, rather than on the Pic des Mouches, the highest point, at 1,011 metres. Cross of Provence is situated 2½ km east of Parking de l’Aurigon.

Château de Saint-Antonin

Castle

Photo: SombreSanglier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Château de Saint-Antonin is a castle, which is situated 3 km east of Parking de l’Aurigon.

Priory of Sainte-Victoire

Church

Photo: Liliane DELATTRE, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Priory of Sainte-Victoire is a church, which is situated 2½ km east of Parking de l’Aurigon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Marc-Jaumegarde and Aix-en-Provence.

Saint-Marc-Jaumegarde

Village

Photo: Arone, Public domain.

Saint-Marc-Jaumegarde is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Saint-Marc-Jaumegarde is situated 3½ km northwest of Parking de l’Aurigon.

Aix-en-Provence

Photo: Okki, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Aix-en-Provence is a small, classically Provençal town. It is famous for being the home of the artist Paul Cézanne. The arrival of the TGV station has brought lots of vacationers from the north, and Aix has turned into a shopping town with high variety and representation considering its small size.