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Follow the automata through the pine wood
Village des Automates · Saint-Cannat (13)
About twelve kilometres from Aix-en-Provence, this eight-hectare park sets its automaton scenes among oaks and pines.
Things to do with kids in Aix-en-Provence
Here are our ideas for days out with kids in and around Aix-en-Provence, each one checked, for little ones and older kids alike. Here are 30 ideas picked from over 8,500 outings in the Trottimap app.
Animals and farms
Roam the hills of La Barben
Zoo de La Barben · La Barben (13)
Between Salon-de-Provence and Aix, the park spreads over thirty hectares of hills covered in holm oaks, near the Château de La Barben.
Shows and workshops
Splatter canvases at the Color Room
Color Room · Aix-en-Provence (13)
Near the centre of Aix, this immersive studio invites you to throw, splash and mix paint on canvases using all sorts of tools.
Shows and workshops
Build and code with LEGO bricks
Bricks 4 Kidz · Aix-en-Provence (13)
At its centre in Aix-en-Provence, Bricks 4 Kidz runs LEGO brick workshops for 4 to 13-year-olds.
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Climb the play frames at Urban Kids
URBAN KIDS - espace récréatif pour enfants · Venelles (13)
South of Venelles, this 1,000 m² air-conditioned indoor park welcomes children from 9 months to 13 years.
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Drive a buggy through the indoor jungle
Montopoto · Saint-Cannat (13)
In Saint-Cannat, north of Aix-en-Provence, this large jungle-themed indoor park welcomes children from 18 months.
Pools, beaches and water
Swim outdoors in a Nordic pool
Centre aquatique Sainte-Victoire · Venelles (13)
North of Aix, this metropolitan aquatic centre combines a 33-metre indoor pool with a movable floor and a 50-metre Nordic pool open in summer.
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Explore the maze castle at Kids Park
Kids Park Marignane · Marignane (13)
On a business park in Marignane, this indoor park of more than 1,000 m² welcomes children up to 12.
Shows and workshops
Swing from a flying trapeze as a family
CIAM, Centre international des arts en mouvement · Aix-en-Provence (13)
At the CIAM, west of Aix, the big flying trapeze opens to families on several Saturdays or Sundays a year, from age 6, with harness and net.
Shows and workshops
See a show at the Bois de l'Aune
Théâtre du Bois de l'Aune · Aix-en-Provence (13)
In the Jas de Bouffan district, this municipal theatre mixes genres throughout the season: theatre, dance, circus, street arts and plenty of room for young audiences.
Parks and nature
Look for frogs in Saint-Mitre park
Parc Saint-Mitre · Aix-en-Provence (13)
This six hectare park has a stream running across the lawn, a basin with a waterfall and a pond home to fish and amphibians.
Pools, beaches and water
Get splashed at Parc Vilers in Aix
Pôle aquatique du parc Gilbert Vilers · Aix-en-Provence (13)
In the Jas de Bouffan district, Parc Vilers hides the largest of the town's free water play areas.
Museums and science
Travel among the planets in Aix
Planétarium Peiresc · Aix-en-Provence (13)
Under the eight-metre dome of the Aix planetarium, a science presenter runs through the night sky, the constellations and the planets of the solar system.
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Crack a puzzle as a team in Aix
Move To Aixit · Aix-en-Provence (13)
In the Pioline shopping area, this escape game welcomes children from age 8 in rooms where you move as much as you think.
Leisure parks
Solve puzzles at La Base VR
La Base VR · Aix-en-Provence (13)
More than forty virtual reality adventures await players aged seven and up, depending on each child's sensitivity.
Museums and science
Get lost in Vasarely's illusions
Fondation Vasarely · Aix-en-Provence (13)
On the Jas de Bouffan hill, this building of hexagonal cells holds huge optical art works where shapes seem to move and swell.
Castles and heritage
Learn history at the Camp des Milles
Site-Mémorial du Camp des Milles · Aix-en-Provence (13)
The only large French internment and deportation camp still intact, the former Les Milles tile works is visited like a history museum.
Pools, beaches and water
Slide down the pool slide at Les Milles
Piscine Claude-Bollet (Les Milles) · Aix-en-Provence (13)
Claude-Bollet pool in Les Milles has a covered 25 metre pool, an outdoor paddling pool and a five-lane slide for older children.
Shows and workshops
See circus at the Grand Théâtre de Provence
Grand Théâtre de Provence · Aix-en-Provence (13)
Aix's large modern hall hosts opera, concerts and circus or dance companies from far afield.
Leisure parks
Escape a room at Closed Escape Game
Closed Escape Game · Aix-en-Provence (13)
Near the Grand Théâtre de Provence, this escape game welcomes children from eight if they play with an adult.
Leisure parks
Solve a mystery in the streets of Aix
Mindfall in Town, escape game en plein air · Aix-en-Provence (13)
Holding a geolocated tablet, teams set off from the tourist office for an outdoor escape game of about an hour and a half in the centre of Aix.
Shows and workshops
Cook as a family at Culinarion
L'atelier Culinarion · Aix-en-Provence (13)
In the heart of Aix, this cookery workshop runs classes by age group, from six to ten, from ten to fourteen, then for teenagers and adults.
Shows and workshops
Make your own chocolate creation
Chocolaterie de Puyricard, ateliers enfants · Aix-en-Provence (13)
In the Puyricard shop, north of Aix, a chocolatier welcomes children aged 6 to 14 for an hour of working with chocolate, with a theme that changes with the season.
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Take on the challenges at Rush Action Game
Rush Action Game Aix-en-Provence · Aix-en-Provence (13)
In Les Milles, this circuit of rooms strings together an hour of physical and reflex challenges: lava floors you must never touch, lasers to dodge, a giant ball pit or a race…
Leisure parks
Go bowling at the Bras d'Or
Bowling du Bras d'Or Aix-en-Provence · Aix-en-Provence (13)
A few minutes' walk from the centre of Aix, this ten-lane computerised bowling alley keeps a neighbourhood feel, with pool tables, table football, pinball and video games.
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Bounce at the Les Milles trampoline park
Urban Jump Aix-en-Provence · Aix-en-Provence (13)
In the Les Milles business area, more than a thousand square metres of trampolines linked by foam pads wait for children aged six and up.
Leisure parks
Play shopkeeper at Palomano
Palomano Aix-en-Provence · Aix-en-Provence (13)
In central Aix, this child-sized mini town recreates a grocery, a fire station, a hair salon and a vet's surgery.
Museums and science
Solve a mystery at the calisson factory
Musée du Calisson, Confiserie du Roy René · Aix-en-Provence (13)
Above the workshops where Aix calissons are made, a free museum tells the story of the almond from blossom to paste, and large windows look down on the confectioners at work.
Parks and nature
Play in Jourdan park in Aix
Parc Jourdan · Aix-en-Provence (13)
This large park in central Aix is laid out on two levels, with a formal French garden below and shaded lawns above.
Shows and workshops
See a show at Le Flibustier
Café-théâtre Le Flibustier · Aix-en-Provence (13)
This café-theatre in central Aix-en-Provence stages tales, puppet shows and musical comedies for children all year round.
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