Arles – Bouches-du-Rhône – Provence
About 50 min by car from our accommodation
Looking for accommodation near Arles for your holiday? In Lunel-Viel, 50 minutes from the city, our holiday homes with a pool sleep 4 to 12: ideal for discovering Arles and the Camargue, then enjoying Montpellier and the beaches.
Awarded the “Ville d’art et d’histoire” label and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site for its Roman and Romanesque monuments, Arles is, after Rome, the city with the most Roman remains. It also inspired Vincent van Gogh: here are the places not to miss.
Among the 8 monuments of Arles listed as World Heritage, the Roman amphitheatre is the most spectacular. Its arcades dominate the historic centre and set the tone for the visit.
Good news for families: the city’s monuments are free for under-18s accompanied by a parent, and passes let you combine several visits, valid from 2 days to 6 months.
Next to the amphitheatre and from the same period, the Roman theatre still displays part of its tiers and its orchestra. It too is one of the monuments listed as World Heritage.
Nearby, the cryptoporticus of the Forum, impressive underground galleries, and the Baths of Constantine, on the banks of the Rhône, complete your discovery of Roman Arles.
Built in the 12th century and listed as World Heritage, the Saint-Trophime cloister is a remarkable example of Romanesque architecture, with its finely carved capitals.
The carved portal of the Saint-Trophime primatial church, built in the 12th and 15th centuries, is worth the trip on its own.
The Alyscamps, a Christian necropolis listed as World Heritage, offer a shady walk lined with remarkable sarcophagi, all the way to the church of Saint-Honorat.
Van Gogh himself set up his easel here: the Alyscamps are among the places in Arles he immortalised in several paintings.
Vincent van Gogh spent 16 months in Arles, between February 1888 and May 1889, and produced around 300 drawings and paintings there. A signposted trail marks some ten places where he set up his easel, such as the Place du Forum, which inspired “Café Terrace at Night”.
The Rhône embankment recalls “Starry Night Over the Rhône”, and Place Lamartine “The Yellow House”. To go further, the Fondation Vincent van Gogh Arles puts his work in dialogue with contemporary creation.
Half a day in ancient Arles. Start with the amphitheatre and the Roman theatre, then make your way to the Saint-Trophime cloister, before a break on a terrace on the Place du Forum.
A full day. In the morning, follow the same walk. In the afternoon, stroll through the Alyscamps, then follow the Van Gogh trail to the banks of the Rhône, before heading back to the villa, 50 minutes away.
By car, allow about fifty minutes via the A9 then the A54 motorway from Nîmes. The historic centre is then best explored on foot.
By train, travel to Arles from Lunel station, 5 minutes from our accommodation, with or without a change in Nîmes depending on the timetable: check it on the TER Occitanie website.
The tourist office is at 9 boulevard des Lices. On presentation of a ticket for a monument in Arles, you get a reduced rate at Montmajour Abbey, Tarascon Castle and the Glanum site in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence.
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Our holiday homes with a pool in Lunel-Viel, 50 minutes from Arles, are the ideal base for discovering Roman Provence and the Camargue, then enjoying Montpellier and the beaches.
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