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4. PORTE DE LA REDOUTE AND TOUR DES MOURGUES
These battered gate towers stand either side of the former Via Aurelia, the highway
which ran all the way from Arles to Rome.
5. THERMES DE CONSTANTIN
A semi-circular apse marks the site of the once palatial bathhouse built in the 4th
century, in the reign of Emperor Constantine.
Thermes de Constantin • rue du
Grand Prieuré • Open daily. Mar-Oct: 9am-noon, 2-6pm (to 7pm May-Sep);
Nov-Feb: 10am-noon, 2-5pm; Closed as Les Arènes • Adm €3
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6. LES ALYSCAMPS
An avenue of marble sarcophagi marks the site of the Roman necropolis where the
city's dignitaries were buried. Among the many legends surrounding the site, it is
claimed that Christ appeared here.
Les Alyscamps • ave des Alyscamps • Open
daily. Mar-Oct: 9am-noon, 2-6pm (to 7pm May-Sep); Nov-Feb: 10am-noon,
2-5pm; Closed as Les Arènes • Adm €3.50
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7. EGLISE ST-TROPHIME
This spectacular Romanesque church, with its beautiful carved stonework, was ori-
ginally devoted to St Stephen. In the 10th century it became the church of St
Trophimus (for further details see
Eglise St-Trophime, Arles
).
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8. EGYPTIAN OBELISK
The square-sided obelisk with carved features is likely to have been a trophy from
Rome's conquest of Egypt during Emperor Augustus's reign.
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