Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments World Heritage Site

Official name

Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments | UNESCO

Country

France | Map

Continent

Europe

Location

43.6776° Lat, 4.6306° Lon | Map

Code

164

Time Zone

Europe/Paris (CEST, +0200)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1981. Arles is a good example of the adaptation of an ancient city to medieval European civilization. It has some impressive Roman monuments, of which the earliest – the arena, the Roman theatre and the cryptoporticus (subterranean galleries) – date back to the 1st century B.C. During the 4th century Arles experienced a second golden age, as attested by the baths of Constantine and the necropolis of Alyscamps. In the 11th and 12th centuries, Arles once again became one of the most attractive cities in the Mediterranean. Within the city walls, Saint-Trophime, with its cloister, is one of Provence's major Romanesque monuments.