Discover the historical heritage of Arles

Historic site and monument
These towers date from the 12th century.
Historic site and monument
Date: 4th century Period: Antiquity Type: Public votive architecture Status: Public domain Listed as a Historic Monument (1840), Unesco World ...
Historic site and monument
The Commandery of Sainte-Luce presents a set of buildings of high architectural quality. It combines the characteristics of a Provencal House from the...
Interpretation Centre
In the heart of the Camargue, on the edge of the Vaccarès pond, the Méjanes estate knows how to reconcile respect for a unique, mythical place and ...
  • themes :
    • Environment and nature
Historic site and monument
Date: 1634, 1702 Period: Classical period Type: Religious architecture Status: Private property chapel classified Historical monument (1927)
  • Religious patrimony :
    • Chapel
Historic site and monument
Date: 17th and 18th centuries Era: Classical period Type: religious architecture Status: property of the Town of Arles, listed as a national ...
Historic site and monument
Date: 1588 Era: Renaissance Type: Fortified military architecture Status: Property of the Town of Arles, listed as a national Historic Monument in ...
The Provençal Santon Conservatory, inaugurated in 2017, was created by the Santon maker Henri Vezolles. Surrounded by fellow collectors, they decided...
Historic site and monument
Date: 149 Era: Antiquity Type: Public leisure architecture Status: Property of the Town of Arles, listed as a Historic Monument in 1992 and a ...
  • Historical patrimony :
    • Ruins and remains
Historic site and monument
The amphitheatre is the most important monument of the ancient Roman colony that we can admire, some two millennia after its construction. A monument ...
  • Historical patrimony :
    • Amphitheatre
Historic site and monument
The cryptoporticoes form the base, the invisible part of the forum, the central public square of the Roman city. Little is known about the Arles forum...
Historic site and monument
Date: 1887. Era: 19th century. Type: Commemorative architecture. Status: Public domain. Commissioned by: Pierre-Amédée Pichot. Contractor: Joseph ...
Historic site and monument
Date: 1558 Era: Renaissance Type: Public communal architecture Status: Property of the town of Arles, listed as a national Historic Monument in ...
The Museon Arlaten, a departmental museum of ethnography created at the end of the 19th century by the poet Frédéric Mistral, is a "place of memory"...
Historic site and monument
In Antiquity, cemeteries were outside the city walls and along road routes. From the beginning of the Empire, incineration graves, sarcophagi and ...
Historic site and monument
Built in the middle of the Middle Ages, between the 12th and 14th centuries, the cloister Saint Trophime is classified as a Historical Monument (1846 ...
Historic site and monument
This district dates back to the Middle Ages and was for a long time the favourite district of mariners; the La Roquette district remains one of the ...
Historic site and monument
Sometimes called Porte de la Redoute Date: End of the first century BC Era: Antiquity Type: Fortified military architecture Status: Property of ...
In 2021, the Paul Ricard Museum will open its doors at the Domaine de Méjanes.
  • themes :
    • Local tradition
Built near the remains of the Roman circus of Arles, on the banks of the Rhône, the museum offers its visitors a fascinating vision of archaeology.
  • Cultural leisure facilities :
    • Book shop
Between Arles and Saintes Maries de la Mer, in the middle of the Camargue, the museum is a real gateway to the discovery of this vast territory.
  • themes :
    • Local tradition
Cultural Cultural centre
Garden open and can be accessed freely during the day Former Hôtel-Dieu, also called Hôtel-Dieu-Saint-Esprit.
Interpretation Centre
Located between the sea and the Rhône, the Domaine de la Palissade, a site belonging to the Coastal Conservatory, is located outside the dikes, which...
  • themes :
    • Environment and nature
Historic site and monument
From the Quai de la Roquette in Trinquetaille