You can only imagine Cézanne's delight in stumbling across Aix. With its wonderful natural light and rich provençal hues it's any artist's dream come true. Long summers and a mere thirty-minute stretch to the Mediterranean means the town has little trouble working its charm on present-day dvisitors either.

Yet over the course of the centuries little has changed. Water still gurgles from old stone fountains, cars still rattle down the narrow, cobbled streets, and garlic still roasts in the sun at the colourful daily markets. Many would say this is France at its best - we'll just use the word sumptuous and leave it at that…

Founded some 30 years ago, the school is located in a charming turn of the century building, just a few minutes' walk from the city centre. On one side it looks onto a magnificent tree-lined boulevard and on the other, onto lovely green gardens.

The building consists of 15 classrooms,a multi-media room, a lounge area and library, the latter looking out onto a sunny open-air terrace. The professional yet friendly attitude of the school will ensure rapid results as well as a fun and social environment in which to learn the language, and the location and climate of Aix are ideal to enjoy a whole range of sporting and social activities.

I've been reading Harry Potter in French since my trip, so I must have learnt something! I had a great time in Aix. I found the language school very well organised and it had an excellent attitude towards learning. My host was most welcoming and Aix is a beautiful town and region. I had never been on such a holiday before but would definitely like to repeat the experience! Thank you".
Kathryn Thomas