Avignon & Around - Provence and the Cote d'Azur - page 468

Sights

Carré d'Art (see 3)

1 Les Arènes C4

2 Maison Carrée B2

3 Musée d'Art Contemporain A2

Sleeping

4 Royal Hôtel A2

Eating

5 Au Plaisir des Halles B1

Halles Auberge (see 6)

6 Les Halles B1

Drinking

7 Grand Café de la Bourse et du Commerce B3

Maison Carrée
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(place de la Maison Carrée; adult/child €4.60/3.80; 10am-8pm Jul-Aug, earlier clos-
ing at other times) This remarkably well-preserved Roman temple was constructed c AD5
to honour Emperor Augustus' two adopted sons. A cheesy 22-minute 3D film, Héros de
Nîmes, screens every half-hour.

ROMAN SITES

Carré d'Art
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( www.carreartmusee.com ; place de la Maison Carrée; permanent collection free, exhibi-
tions adult/child €5/3.70; 10am-6pm Tue-Sun) This striking glass-and-steel edifice is
home to the Musée d'Art Contemporain Offline map Google map (place de la Maison
Carrée; free;

MUSEUM

10am-6pm, closed Monday) , which showcases brilliant works from the

1960s to 1990s.

Jardins de la Fontaine

ROMAN SITES