PROVENCE - France 2014 - page 917

Most sights cost €3.50-7, and though any sight warrants a few minutes, many aren't worth
theirindividualadmissionprice.TheTIsellstwodifferentmonumentpasses(calledPasse-
ports). Le Passeport Avantage covers almost all of Arles' sights (€13.50, under age
18-€12); Le Passeport Liberté (€9) lets you choose any five monuments (one must be a
museum). Depending on your interests, the €9 Passeport is probably best.
Start at the Ancient History Museum (closed Tue) for a helpful overview (drivers
shouldtrytodothismuseumontheirwayintoArles),thendiveintothecity-center sights.
Remember, many sights stop selling tickets 30-60 minutes before closing (both before
lunch and at the end of the day). To make the most of Arles' Roman history, see here .
▲▲▲ Ancient History Museum (Musée de l'Arles et de la Provence
Antiques)
Beginyourtownvisithere,forRomanArles101.LocatedonthesiteoftheRomanchariot
racecourse (the arc of which is built into the parking lot), this air-conditioned, all-on-one-
floor museum is just west of central Arles along the river. Models and original sculptures
(withalmostnopostedEnglishtranslationsbutadecenthandout)re-createtheRomancity,
making workaday life and culture easier to imagine.