ARLES
Arles, the door of the Camargue, the delta of the Rhone is foremost a town of heritage and tradition. It is also the town that gave inspiration to Van Gogh, and is most definitely a holiday destination that has a lot going on.
To discover :
Arles Heritage :
The Ampitheatre, the Theatre Antique, the Primatiale Saint-Trophime, the Cloître Saint-Trophime, the Alyscamps, the Cryptoportiques...See more...
Arles Museums :
the Museon Arlatan, the Mussée Reattu and Picasso Donation, the Museum of Arles and of Antique Provence, the Van Gogh Fondation...
Main Events in Arles :
The Annual Photography Festival , the Easter "Feria" and the "Feria" of Rice in September, the "Suds à Arles", the Festival of Harp…
THE REGION
You will find within a 50km radius of Arles an architectural and environmental heritage close to none. As soon as you leave the town of Arles in the direction of "Les Saintes-Maries de la Mer" you enter the Camargue, a territory rich in protected environments.
On the other side, in the direction of Fontvielle, you need only go 3km before you find yourself in the heart of the olive groves and arid landscape of the Alpilles where you will find the famous villages of : Fontvieille, Les Baux de Provence, Le Paradou, Maussane les Alpilles…
In an easterly direction, via Saint-Martin de Crau, you find the Crau, the land of the sheep pastures. Lastly, once you have discovered the richness of the Pays d’Arles, you can go on to discover the neighbouring towns : Nîmes (30km), Avignon (35km), the Pont Du Gard (45km)…