Re: Arles on the way to Italy...


<igosoftly@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Is it worth the stop? Or better to go someplace else in
> the south of France?
>
> Or better to just get the travelling out of the way and
> arrive in beautiful Italy?
>
> Any other thoughts, ideas, suggestions, etc.
> would be much appreciated!

I think you should rent a car for two or three days in the following
region. There are a number of Roman artifacts in the area and some
noyable newer ones.

Nimes: The arena is in considerably better condition than at Arles.
The Maison Carre Roman temple is in good shape.

Pont du Gard: Huge Roman aquaduct which brought water to Nimes.

Orange: Roman theater in much better shape than Arles. Triumphal Arch
also in good shape.

Aigues Mortes: Walled city near the sea whence the ?? Crusade departed
in the 13th century. Urban spill-over on only one side and a canal on
another one.

Perrier spring has tours.

Avignon: 14th Century Palace of the Popes from the period when they
were here, not in Rome. The city still had its wall but there has been
a lot of expansion beyond the wall.

One of my favorite regions in France.

bob carpenter



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