Alyscamps

The Alyscamps is a large Roman necropolis, which is a short distance outside the walls of the old town of , . 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”

Places of Interest Nearby

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

Church
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is situated 190 metres southeast of Alyscamps.

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

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

Places in the Area

Nearby places include LUMA Arles and Arles.

Neighborhood
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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 , a 15,000 square meter tower building designed by the Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry for the LUMA Foundation.

Photo: Ddeveze, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in the Provence in the southeast of . Remote, uneventful, but definitely no waste of time, is absolutely steeped in Provençal culture, and features a collection of Roman archaeological sites.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Alyscamps

Latitude
43.67222° or 43° 40′ 20″ north
Longitude
4.63532° or 4° 38′ 7″ east
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
8FM6MJCP+V4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 236818153
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q450348
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Alyscamps” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Алискам”
  • Catalan: “Aliscamps”
  • Catalan: “Alyscamps”
  • Chinese: “阿利斯康”
  • Croatian: “Alyscamps”
  • Dutch: “Alyscamps”
  • French: “Alyscamps”
  • French: “Les Aliscamps”
  • French: “Les Alyscamps”
  • German: “Alyscamps”
  • German: “Die Aliscamps”
  • German: “Die Alyscamps”
  • Greek: “Ρωμαϊκή νεκρόπολη”
  • Indonesian: “Alyscamps”
  • Italian: “Aliscamps”
  • Italian: “Alyscamps”
  • Italian: “Campi elisi”
  • Japanese: “アリスカン”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Aliscamps (Arle)”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Aliscamps”
  • Slovenian: “Alyscamps”
  • Spanish: “Alyscamps”
  • Turkish: “Alyscamps”

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