Alyscamps

The Alyscamps is a large Roman necropolis, which is a short distance outside the walls of the old town of Arles, France. It was one of the most famous necropolises of the ancient world.

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Type: Tourist attraction
Description: Gallo-Roman necropolis in Arles (Bouches-du-Rhône, France)
Also known as: “Nécropole des Alyscamps”, “The Aliscamps”, and “The Alyscamps”
Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint-Honorat des Alyscamps church and Roman Theatre of Arles.

Saint-Honorat des Alyscamps church

Church

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Saint-Honorat des Alyscamps church is situated 190 metres southeast of Alyscamps.

Roman Theatre of Arles

Theater building

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The Roman Theatre of Arles is a 1st-century Roman theatre, built during the reign of Caesar Augustus. It is located next to the Arles Amphitheatre in the city of Arles, Provence, France. Roman Theatre of Arles is situated 640 metres northwest of Alyscamps.

Church of St. Trophime, Arles

Church

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The Church of St. Trophime is a Roman Catholic church and former cathedral located in the city of Arles, in the Bouches-du-Rhône Department of southern France. Church of St. Trophime, Arles is situated 750 metres northwest of Alyscamps.

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.

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.