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. Les Arènes VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
The amphitheater
is one of the best- Practical Information
preserved Roman Bouches-du-Rhône. * 52,000.
sites in Provence. The n Boulevard des Lices (04-90 18
top tier provides an 41 20). ( Wed, Sat. _ Fête des
excellent panoramic Gardians (May 1); Fêtes d’Arles
view of Arles. (early Jul); Féria des Prémices
du Riz (early Sep).
∑ arlestourisme.com
Transport
k 25 km (15 miles) NW. £ @
RUE DU GRAND PRIEURE R U E D E G R I L L E . Théâtre Antique
Once a Roman theater, its stones
RUE DU QUATRE SEPTEMBRE R U E B A R B E S were later used for other
buildings. These last
remaining columns
are called the
“two widows.”
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R U E D I D E R O T LA MAYOR Notre-Dame-de-la-
Major is dedicated
saint of the Camargue
gardians (cowboys).
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Cloisters of
St-Trophime
RUE DE LA ROTONDE RU E J E A N J AU R E S This sculpted capital
is a fine example of
the Romanesque
beauty of the cloisters.
M O N T E E V A U B A N
B O U L E V A R D D E S L I C E S
Amphitheater
The most impressive of the
surviving Roman monuments,
the amphitheater was the largest
of the Roman buildings in Gaul.
Slightly oval, it measures 136 m
(446 ft) by 107 m (351 ft) and
could seat 21,000. The floors
of some of the internal rooms
were decorated with mosaics,
the better to wash down after
bloody affrays. Today, bullfights,
0 meters 100 bull races, and other events are
0 yards 100 held regularly in the arena. Les Arènes, a Roman aphitheater

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