A tour of the Alpilles from Arles

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Office de Tourisme, 13200 Arles
Tourist road to cross the Alpilles between Arles and Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, passing by Fontvieille and its mills, Les Baux and its city, and landscapes with thousands of olive trees.
Pages of history tend the arm to the enthusiasts. Arles and Saint-Remy have been extremely successful and dynamic, ancient cities whose radiation is extended to all the country. Hence this incredible profusion of relics, monuments and religious sites. Arles, whose Celtic name means "near the pond' conceals ancient theatre, forum, Amphitheater, arenes, baths... Saint-Rémy, chic and courted, has two major archaeological sites, Glanum and the ancient. Of one city to another, unfolds a campaign rich and attractive, cultivated fields, arrays of vineyards and olive groves, and admirable villages discover Mills, ancient statues and prestigious buildings, in the image of the Abbaye de Montmajour. Local quarries are extracted the Fontvieille stones used for the construction of the arena, the local buildings and the stone terminals which confer on the roads of the Alpilles originality.
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Updated on 28 February 2022 at 09:40
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