At the fork just beyond Salon the turning to the right is taken to Pélissanne, a village with tall cream-washed houses. In the centre one goes to the right and immediately afterwards to the left. Beyond this the road runs through pine-covered hills to St. Cannat, and finally through open country down a long descent into Aix-en-Provence. SECTION XVII AIX-EN-PROVENCE TO CANNES, 100 MILES (160 KILOMETRES) DISTANCES ALONG THE ROUTE Kil. Miles. =Aix-en-Provence= to St. Maximin =36= 22½ =St. Maximin= to Brignoles =19= 11¾ =Brignoles= to Le Luc =24= 15 =Le Luc= to Le Muy =23= 14¼ =Le Muy= to Fréjus =16= 10 =Fréjus= to St. Raphaël } By the { =3= 1¾ =St. Raphaël= to Agay } Corniche { =8= 5 =Agay= to Théoule } d’Or, { =20= 12½ =Théoule= to Cannes } 26¼ miles. { =11= 7 [=Fréjus= to Cannes through the Estérels =36= 22½] NOTES FOR DRIVERS =Brignoles to Le Luc.=--Fairly hilly; elsewhere the journey from Aix to St. Raphaël is practically level. =St. Raphaël to La Napoule= (beyond Théoule)--[10 miles an hour recommended].--This road was only finished in 1903. It is called the Corniche d’Or (or d’Estérel), and follows the ragged coast-line in and out of the beautiful bays. There is no protection on the seaward side, and a collision between automobiles means that the outside car will probably fall crashing into the sea immediately below. =Drivers are therefore warned to go very slowly and with the greatest care, especially at corners=, where one sometimes passes a car being driven at a recklessly fast pace, allowing all too little room for any vehicle being passed. The exquisite beauty of the scenery makes a crawling pace welcome, and those who drive faster than 10 miles an hour deserve whatever disaster may befall them. PLACES OF INTEREST ON THE ROUTE =Aix-en-Provence.=--A large town--the _Aquæ Sextiæ_ of the Romans--formerly the capital of Provence: (1) Cathedral of St. Sauveur, Romanesque, chancel 1285, west doors richly carved, baptistery with Roman columns, and Romanesque cloister; (2) Archbishop’s Palace; (3) Hôtel de Ville, containing large and interesting library; (4) hot springs; (5) in the garden of thermal establishment slight remains of Roman baths; (6) Tour de Tourreluco, a survival of the medieval walls; (7) Church of St. Jean de Malte, thirteenth century.