Roman Theatre of Arles

“Built in 90 AD, the Roman amphitheatre was capable of seating over 20,000 spectators, and was built to provide entertainment in the form of chariot races and bloody hand-to-hand battles.”

“Picasso loved Arles. His passion for bullfighting will make him become friends with photographer Lucien Clergue, and then with the young curator of the Réattu Museum, Jean-Maurice Rouquette. In 1957, Picasso was invited to exhibit about sixty drawings, which he donated to the museum in 1971, in addition to the Portrait of Lee Miller in Arles (1937), painted just after Guernica. Augmented with engravings, archives, photographs and posters, the whole is called The Picasso of Arles.”

“Okay so this is the most famous museum in Arles. But it has reasons to be so, as it holds some of the most important Roman collections. Ten years ago, when Caesar's bust was found, and this is where it went. The collection of amphoras is amazing, but people come from all around the world to see the ship that is conserved in the museum.”

“Brand new museum showcasing some of the work of Vincent Van Gogh. Not many original pieces, but he Van Gogh is an important person in Arles history, and Arles has been very important to Van Gogh.”

“Nécropole romaine, immortalisée par Van Gogh, Gauguin et Vallotton, elle recèle une très belle allée bordée de sarcophages. "Alyscamps" est synonyme de "Champs Elysées".”