The Arena
by Lady_Mystique
In this picture can be seen figures from the series of portraits painted by Van Gogh.
In the center front are represented three members of the Roulin family :
the postman is seen in profile, his wife Augustine is seated beside him, with baby Marcelle on her lap.
The show is not a corrida, but a bull game where the bull is not killed.
In one of his letters, Vincent spoke of a "magnificent crowd, a huge multi-colored crowd spreading over two or three levels with effects of light and shadow."
Bullfight!
by rwlittle
The amphitheatre holds bullfights. We lucked out and caught one such event the day we arrived. It wasn't the Spanish type, where the bull is killed...this type is called "course camarguaise", and is essentially a big game of "tag" between the bull and several "razeteurs", men wearing white who take turns tagging the bull on the head between the horns and running away. It all seems very well choreographed...the bull never quite catches the chaps. The men are not armed, and so rely on their wits to keep out of harm's way. Price was less than 10 Euros per person.
Roman Arena
by rexvaughan
In the bowels of this arena you can see the basics of stadium construction even today. This one once held more than 20,000 people watching the gladiators get slaughtered by wild animals. Today it is used for a much more civilized passtime - bullfighting! In the middle ages it was used as a fortress and at one time contained the whole city to protect themselves from marauders.
The Museon Arlaten Has Roman Remains and More
by hquittner
The Museon Arlaten was created by Frederic Mistral, the Nobel Prize Winner in Literature in 1904, with his reward. He acquired the 16C Hotel de Laval- Castellane in which he created this fine collection of the local traditions of Provence. One enters the courtyard of the museum where there are pieces of an exedra from the old Forum on their original spot (?) and ancient statues re-set at the entry level. Inside there are collections detailing each aspect of daily life as it was before the 20C in Arles. There are dioramas as well that alone are worth the admission fee. It is hoped that this can be expanded in the future.
Ancient Treasures Found In Arles
by LauraWest
Being an anthropology major in college has programmed my brain so that I never miss the Archaeology museums!! Arles has a very good one. I took a lot of photos there. It was one of the stops on the pass you can buy ( & I did buy, for 13.50 Euro - is a super bargain if you go to many of the choices, as I did!!).
The Roman mosaics section & the old Roman water pipes were especially interesting to me. Allow at least an hour to see this museum.
They have a very small gift shop in this recently built museum ( compared to the rest of the town!). Only one book was in English. I bought it, for 5 Euro!! The staff doesn't know much English, but they were helpful.
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The Tympanum and Lintel
Sarcophagus Of the Trinity Mid 4C
Above the Seats Is One of the Towers
The Lane In the Alyscamps With the Sarcophagi
