Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Arles, France

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Number of sights 14 sights
Distance 5.3 km
Ascend 79 m
Descend 83 m

Experience Arles in France in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in ArlesIndividual Sights in Arles

Sight 1: Chaland Arles-Rhône 3

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Chaland Arles-Rhône 3Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany / CC BY-SA 2.0

Arles Rhône 3 is an ancient Roman boat discovered in 2004, with parts of it only 13 feet (3.96 m) below the surface in the Rhône River of Arles, France. In the 1st century AD, it had been a 102 feet (31.09 m) long river trading vessel. It has been displayed since 2013 at the Musée départemental Arles antique. A marble Neptune was also discovered in the river, and divers recovered many amphorae. The boat's flat bottom was made of oak planks.

Wikipedia: Arles Rhône 3 (EN)

174 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: Buste de César

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The Arles bust is a life-sized marble bust of a man, possibly Julius Caesar, dating to around the 1st century BC. It is part of the collection of the Musée de l'Arles antique.

Wikipedia: Arles bust (EN)

638 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 3: Site archéologique de la Verrerie de Trinquetaille

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Site archéologique de la Verrerie de Trinquetaille user:GALATRY / CC BY-SA 4.0

The archaeological site of the Trinquetaille glassware in Trinquetaille has been acquired by the town council of Arles in 1978. It has been subject to archaeological excavations in the 1980s, and later since 2013, led by the Archaeology services of the Musée Départemental Arles Antique and the Inrap, along with the contribution of the Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, the CNRS, the university and independent researchers.

Wikipedia: Archaeological site of the Trinquetaille glassware (EN)

787 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 4: Pont de Constantin

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From the earliest antiquity, perhaps even before the Roman occupation, a bridge must have linked the city of Arles to the Camargue. It is impossible today to say what place this first bridge occupied and how it was built. It was probably followed by a first Roman bridge, built in the Augustan period or shortly after. But the Roman bridge, of which some remains can still be seen, dates back to the time of Constantine. It is also called a boat bridge.

Wikipedia: Pont de Constantin (Arles) (FR)

979 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 5: Église des Frères Prêcheurs

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The Church of the Dominicans of Arles is an old Gothic-style church built at the end of the fifteenth century and now disused.

Wikipedia: Église des Dominicains d'Arles (FR)

197 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Cryptoportiques d'Arles - Emplacement de l'Ancien Forum

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The Forum of Arles, located in the city of Arles, France, is the first major urban achievement around 30-20 BC. of the Roman colony founded in 46 BC. to thank Arelate for his support of Caesar.

Wikipedia: Forum d'Arles (FR)

312 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 7: Le Café la Nuit

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Le Café la Nuit

Café Terrace at Night is an 1888 oil painting by the Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh. It is also known as The Cafe Terrace on the Place du Forum, and, when first exhibited in 1891, was entitled Coffeehouse, in the evening.

Wikipedia: Café Terrace at Night (EN)

252 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: Église Sainte-Anne d'Arles

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The Church of Sainte-Anne, or more formerly Notre-Dame-la-Principale, was the first Roman Catholic rite parish in downtown Arles, France. Disused after the Revolution, used to house the city's lapidary museum, it is classified as a historical monument by the 1875 list and is now used as an exhibition space.

Wikipedia: Église Sainte-Anne d'Arles (FR)

96 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: Cathédrale Saint-Trophime d'Arles

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The Primatial Basilica of Saint-Trophime d'Arles is a Romanesque church in the city of Arles, located on the Place de la République. Built on remains of Late Antiquity from 1100, it is one of the most important buildings in the Provençal Romanesque domain.

Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Trophime d'Arles (FR)

409 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 10: Accueil Théâtre antique d'Arles

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The Roman Theatre of Arles is a 1st-century Roman theatre, built during the reign of Caesar Augustus. It is located next to the Arles Amphitheatre in the city of Arles, Provence, France. Along with the other Roman and medieval buildings in Arles, the theatre was listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments site for their testimony to the ancient history of the city.

Wikipedia: Roman Theatre of Arles (EN), Website

638 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 11: Église Saint-Julien

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The church of Saint-Julien d'Arles is an old church of the twelfth century then known as Saint-Antoine and rebuilt in 1622 in classical and late Gothic style. Since 1941, the building has been classified as a historical monument.

Wikipedia: Église Saint-Julien (Arles) (FR)

379 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 12: 83.5° Arc x 13

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Bernar Venet is a French conceptual artist.

Wikipedia: Bernar Venet (EN)

41 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 13: La Maison Jaune de Van Gogh

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La Maison Jaune de Van Gogh

The Yellow House, alternatively named The Street, is an 1888 oil painting by the 19th-century Dutch Post-Impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh.

Wikipedia: The Yellow House (painting) (EN)

379 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 14: La Nuit étoilée sur le Rhône

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La Nuit étoilée sur le Rhône

Starry Night, commonly known as Starry Night Over the Rhône, is one of Vincent van Gogh's paintings of Arles at night. It was painted on the bank of the Rhône that was only a one or two-minute walk from the Yellow House on the Place Lamartine, which van Gogh was renting at the time. The night sky and the effects of light at night provided the subject for some of van Gogh's more famous paintings, including Café Terrace at Night and the June, 1889, canvas from Saint-Remy, The Starry Night.

Wikipedia: Starry Night Over the Rhône (EN)

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