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Arles Slideshow
Arles
Travel Blogs from Arles, France
Day Trip I - Arles
The next morning we woke up early and went to the French-Roman city of Arles where we saw ancient Roman ruins and a coliseum/amphitheater. We ate lunch at a McDonald's there, too; oddly enough. I ordered the Royal avec Fromage or "Royal Cheese"; otherwise ...
Provence
... and a pink plant that PK's mom had in her garden on Madrona and she thinks it is called rocket. We arrived in Arles about 2:30 p.m. but finding our hotel was not easy. Finally parked and SK walked all the rest of the way to find the ...
Hello, Provence
... the tourism office, and again we were told that we couldn't leave our bags there. Doh! Another day of backpacking through France! In Arles, I got to see my first Roman ruins: a Roman theater and an amphitheater. So friggin' cool. Those Romans really knew ...
How in the world did they do that?
Coming soon. This was Arles afternoon and leaving Saignon for the drive back to ...
Mini Rome
... known for and I quote, "notably (and notoriously) some of the most ferocious mosquitos to be found anywhere in France". Needless to say, I was able to avoid being miserably attacked by these mosquitos. Overall, the day was a pleasant one. ...
Provence
... adjacent to it for a better view. Having exhausted our enthusiasm for the aquaduct, we left Pont-du-Gard for the city of Arles. We checked in to our B&B and went exploring. The Roman Coliseum was impressive (the 2nd largest and most ...
More Arles, and travelling to the Cinque Terre
We got out of France without a hitch, and spent a few hours in the La Spezia rail ...
Camping Car Confusion
... ; We went through an American company called IdeaMerge and they have been very responsive. So anyway, yesterday we explored more of Arles. Found some of the Van Gogh sites that we had not found before, mostly by accident, as whenever we tried ...
Arles
We headed out on the bus to the town of Arles. There was a big arena there and this is also where Van Gohg lived. We walked around for awhile. We continued on the bus and stopped at a place for horseback riding. It was nice, but ...
The Camargue area, Provence, France
... , les Stes-Maries de-la-Mer, France During the bus ride to Stes-Maries de-la-Mer we learned about the gypsy's of France. Along the Mediterranean Sea in this area gypsies are plentiful. During WWII Hitler persecuted the gypsy's just like he ...
Day 10 July 19, 2007
... saw the medieval city up on a hill from our car) then on to Montpellier to catch the finish of Stage 11 of the Tour de France. Finding the finish line was a bit of a struggle since it wasn't in the town itself but rather in a small suburb just north of ...
Roman Arena and Ampitheatre
We came here to see two things, the Roman Arena and Ampitheatre. This was the key city during Roman times profiting from the trade route up the Rhone River and competing with Marseille for trade. Vincent Van Gogh moved here in the late 19th ...
Tour de France + help from strangers Apr 29-May 2
... to Arles, intrigued by what my guidebook describes as the best place to stay in order to see the nearby Camargue. I arrived in Arles a little after 1pm and called the hostel to see if I could leave my backpack. Nope, no one there. Well, ...
Market Day with Van Gogh and the Romans
... same streets long ago. During our wanderings we went by the Hotel d'Ville where there were weddings all day long. It was fun to watch the family life in France. A long day with lots of good food and wine plus some culture and shopping (not shoes). ...
Arles - Home of the Gladiator??
We are staying in a country home outside of Arles in Provence (south of France - near Marseille). Why are we here? for the food and the wine of course. So the first thing we do when we arrive is get a tip on a good place for dinner from the owner, the ...
Arles
Arles was very sweet. It is where Vincent Van Gogh painted a lot of his famous works, ad cut his ear off ...
Arles, in the footsteps of Van Gogh
... his talents and allowed him to go out to paint. Many of his paintings were made from the hospital grounds or from Arles, where he lived before. The hospital continues to be a treatment facility and specializes in art therapy. In the gift shop ...
Arles: a Roman Town
... pink flamingoes, as they have presumably flown to north africa already. We bought a t-shirt and ticked off the Camargue as done! Arles had closed its town centre for a day where clubs and societies could show off what they offer. Most of the stands were ...
Arles
... . Got lost while trying to find the terribly out-of-the-way Hosteling International (HI) hostel. bad move. spent La Bastille in Arles, which was pretty sad considering how it was a rather small town. not as atmospheric (bien sur que non!) as Paris. ...
Arles where I met Van Gough
Arles is a small village in France. I fell in love with the cobble stone walk way and old amphitheater. It is no wonder this is where Van Gogh got so much of his inspiration for his paintings. You can actually see some of the sites from his famous ...
