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 Arles is typically Provencal with tiled roofs, ochre walls and Roman ruins. It is the largest city in Southern France with a surface area of 758km2. Surrounding the city is countryside of exceptional beauty: the banks of the Rhône river, the arid plains of Crau, the Alpilles and the untamed land of Camargue.
Once a major Roman city, later Arles became a symbol of Christianity. The Roman arena, where bullfights take place in summer, offers a panoramic view of the city, while the ruins of the Antique Theater take on their original role each year when they house the Theater Festival of Arles. Finally, the Constantine Palace houses the Roman baths. Arles is now the gateway to the Camargue. This is the land of the Gypsies and the meeting place of the Camargue cowboys. Today the ferias or running of the bulls and bullfights are held in the very same arena (12,000 seats) that was the location of the Roman games in the first century! |