location of Aix
Sightseeing in Aix-en-Provence picture - Its to the north of Marseille, so strictly speaking, its not part of the French Riviera, but no-one visiting the Riviera should miss this historic city. Aix is pronounced like the English alphabets letter x . Note too, that it is not a province like Province de Québec for example: the final syllable is pronounced [vã:s].