Grotte de la Source

Grotte de la Source is an archaeological site in Fontvieille, Arrondissement of Arles, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Grotte de la Source is situated nearby to Chapelle du Castelet, as well as near Centre Equestre ‘Les Enganes’.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: hypogeum in France
Also known as: “grotte de la Source”, “Grotte-Dolmen de la Source”, and “hypogée de la Source”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Castelet hypogeum and Montmajour Abbey.

Castelet hypogeum

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Castelet hypogeum is situated 700 metres west of Grotte de la Source.

Montmajour Abbey

Monastery

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Montmajour Abbey, formally the Abbey of St. Peter in Montmajour, was a fortified Benedictine monastery built between the 10th and 18th centuries on what was originally an island five kilometers north of Arles, in what is now the Bouches-du-Rhône Department, in the region of Provence in the south of France. Montmajour Abbey is situated 1½ km west of Grotte de la Source.

St Victor chapel

Chapel

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St Victor chapel is situated 1¼ km northeast of Grotte de la Source.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include LUMA Arles and Arles.

LUMA Arles

Neighborhood

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Luma Arles is an arts center in Arles, France created by the LUMA Foundation headed by Swiss arts patron Maja Hoffmann. It encompasses several renovated former railroad factories and the LUMA Tower, a 15,000 square meter tower building designed by the Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry for the LUMA Foundation. LUMA Arles is situated 6 km southwest of Grotte de la Source.

Arles

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Arles is a town in the Provence in the southeast of France. Remote, uneventful, but definitely no waste of time, Arles is absolutely steeped in Provençal culture, and features a collection of Roman archaeological sites.