Fontvieille | |
The Abbots Tower | |
Information | |
Country | France |
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Region | Bouches-du-Rhône |
Watercourse | Gaudre d'Auge |
Altitude | Between 0 and245 m |
Area | 40,18 km² |
Population | 3 619 hab. (2014) |
Density | 90,07 inhab./km² |
Nice | Fontvieillois |
Postal code | 13990 |
Telephone prefix | 33 4 90 |
Spindle | UTC 01:00, UTC 02:00 |
Location | |
Official site | |
Touristic site | |
Fontvieille is a municipality in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in France.
Understand
- 1 Tourist Information Office Avenue des Moulins, 33 4 90 54 67 49, fax : 33 4 90 54 69 82, e-mail : [email protected] From October to March: Mon.- Fri. : 9 h - 12 h 30 and14 h - 17 h 30 ; from April to June / September: Mon.- sat. : 9 h 30 - 12 h 30 and14 h - 18 h ; July and August : Mon.- sat. : 9 h 30 - 18 h, Sun. : 9 h 30 - 12 h 30. – free.
To go
Circulate
To see
- 1 Aqueduct and Mills of Barbegal (Barbegal flour mill) Free.
- 2 Estoublon Castle –
- 3 Chapel of Saint-Jean-du-Grès
- 4 Altar of the Fatherland –
- 5 Church of Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens
- 6 Montauban Castle From June to September : sea.- Sun. : 10 h 30 - 13 h and15 h - 19 h. – Alphonse Daudet lived in this building.
- 7 Halls Free. – Rebuilt in 2004, on the model of those existing at 19e.
- 8 Planet district Grand Rue / Place du Planet / Cdr des Blocs – The Planet district was a quarry, it has transformed over time into a street. You will observe cave houses there.
- 9 Abbots Tower
- 10 Vieille-Font and wash house
- 11 City Hall
- 12 Hypogeums –
- 13 Dolmen of Mas d'Agard –
- 14 Mérindole Dolmen –
- 15 Coutignargues Dolmen –
- 16 Altar of the Shell –
- 17 Castrum of Montpaon
The windmills
- 18 Moulin Ribet or Saint-Pierre or Rome (Moulin known as Alphonse Daudet) –
- 19 Sourdon mill – the oldest of the Fontvieille windmills. It was built in the 1790s.
- 20 Ramet mill –
- 21 Tissot Mill
Do
Markets
- Weekly Provencal market Monday and Friday morning.
Festivities
- Horse fair 2e March weekend.
- From farm to farm Last weekend of April.
- Feast of St. John 23 june.
- Votive festival 1er August weekend.
- Alphonse Daudet and Pegoulade party 2e August weekend.
- Heritage Days – The Heritage Days highlight the monuments of the town every 3e September weekend.
- Autumn Ferrade 1er October weekend.
- Santons fair and Christmas market 2e November weekend.
- Midnight Mass December 24th.
Traditions
1 Arenas Avenue of the mills
- Pentecost taurine At Pentecost.
- Bullfighting club party Last weekend of August.
To buy
Eat
- 1 The patio 117 route du Nord, 33 4 90 547310 Game.- Mon. : 12 h - 15 h and19 h 30 - 23 h, Tue. : 12 h - 15 h. menus at 32 €, 45 € and 51 €, à la carte: main course between 25 € and 35 €. – French cuisine, specialty cocktails. Shaded terrace. Free parking 25 meters away.