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Théâtre Antique
( 04 90 96 93 30; bd des Lices; incl in Les Arènes admission; 9am-7pm)
Still regu-
larly used for alfresco concerts and plays, the Théâtre Antique dates from the end of the
1st century BC. For hundreds of years it was a source of construction materials, with
workers chipping away at the 102m-diameter structure (the column on the right-hand side
near the entrance indicates the height of the original arcade).
ROMAN SITES
Place du Forum
Just as social, political and religious life revolved around the forum in Roman Arles (spot
the remains of a 2nd century AD temple embedded in Hôtel Pinus Nord's facade), so this
busy plane-tree-shaded square buzzes with cafe life today.
9am-noon & 2-7pm)
, subterranean foundations for the forum and buried arcades (the
plaza was lower in Roman times) carved out in the 1st century BC. Access the under-
ground galleries, 89m long and 59m wide, at the
Hôtel de Ville
Offline map
Google map
(Town Hall; place de la République)
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ROMAN SITES
Thermes de Constantin
(rue du Grand Prieuré; adult/child €3/free; 9am-noon & 2-7pm)
Partly preserved Ro-
man baths were built for Emperor Constantine's private use in the 4th century.
ROMAN SITES
Les Alyscamps
(adult/child €3.50/free; 9am-7pm)
Van Gogh and Gauguin both painted this necropolis
1km southwest of the centre. Founded by the Romans and adopted by Christians in the 4th
century, the cemetery became a coveted resting place because of the tombs of martyr St
Genest and Arles' first bishops.
CEMETERY
