Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Information
Tourist Office
( 04 90 83 71 08;
www.pays-provence.fr
; place du Portail;
9.30am-6pm Mon-Sat, closed lunch & Wed Oct-May)
Getting There & Away
From Avignon (18km, 30 minutes) take D907 north to D17. From Orange (10km, 15
minutes) take D68 south.
Transdev Sud-Est
( 04 32 76 00 40;
www.sudest-mobilites.fr
)
operates limited ser-
vice to/from Orange (€1.50, 30 minutes, two or three services Monday to Saturday) and
Avignon (€2, 60 minutes, one or two services Monday to Saturday), but same-day
roundtrips are impossible. Buses stop at intersection of av Louis Pasteur and rue de la
Nouvelle Poste.
Orange
POP 30,627
If you see only one Roman site in France, make it Orange. Considering the exceptional
beauty of its Roman theatre and monumental archway - both Unesco World Heritage
Sites - the ultraconservative town is surprisingly untouristy, and is dead in winter. Accom-
modation is good value, but it's nearly impossible to find dinner on Sunday or Monday
nights.
Sights
Théâtre Antique
ROMAN SITES
(
www.theatre-antique.com
;
adult/child €8.50/6.50, 2nd child free; 9am-6pm,
9am-4.30pm Nov-Feb)
Orange's Roman theatre is France's most impressive Roman site.
Its sheer size and age are awe-inspiring: designed for 10,000 spectators, it's believed to
have been built during Augustus Caesar's rule (27 BC-AD 14). The 103m-wide, 37m-
