The ruins of a Greek and Roman town at the foot of the Alpilles hills, with temples, baths, a forum and houses. Just outside, the Antiques of Saint-Rémy, a triumphal arch and a mausoleum, are among the best preserved Roman monuments in France.
The Saint-Paul de Mausole asylum, where Van Gogh painted many famous works, is a short walk away.
A great Benedictine abbey on a rocky hill outside Arles, with a Romanesque church, a cloister with carved capitals and a fortified tower.
The largest Gothic palace in the world, built in the 14th century when the popes lived in Avignon instead of Rome.
The bridge of the famous children's song 'Sur le pont d'Avignon'.
A 14th-century fortress on a hill across the Rhône from Avignon, built by the French kings to watch over the papal city.
The mysterious source of the River Sorgue, a deep pool at the foot of a 230-metre cliff, one of the largest springs in the world.
A Roman aqueduct bridge built in the 1st century AD to carry water across the Gardon river to Nîmes.
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