Amphoralis

Amphoralis is a museum in Aude, Occitanie. Amphoralis is situated nearby to the hamlet Le Somail, as well as near the village Marcorignan.

Photo: Mrs Folyot, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Museum
Description: museum in France
Also known as: “Amphoralis, musée des potiers gallo-romains”, “Atelier de poterie antique de Sallèles-d’Aude”, and “musée archéologique de Salleles d’Aude”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chapelle Saint-Roch de Sallèles-d’Aude and Épanchoir des Patiasses.

Chapelle Saint-Roch de Sallèles-d’Aude

Church

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Chapelle Saint-Roch de Sallèles-d’Aude is a church, which is situated 2 km southeast of Amphoralis.

Épanchoir des Patiasses

Bridge

The balancing of incoming and outgoing water allows the Canal du Midi to operate as it does. Each time a lock operates, large quantities of water are either required to fill it or dump from it into the lower level pound. Épanchoir des Patiasses is situated 2 km west of Amphoralis.

Cesse Aqueduct

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Cesse Aqueduct is one of several aqueducts, or water bridge, created for the Canal du Midi. Originally, the canal crossed the Cesse on the level. Pierre-Paul Riquet, the original architect of the canal, had placed a curved dam 205 metres long and 9.10 metres high across the Cesse in order to collect water to make the crossing possible; the aqueduct replaced this dam. Cesse Aqueduct is situated 2 km northwest of Amphoralis.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Le Somail and Marcorignan.

Le Somail

Hamlet

Photo: Gugerell, CC BY 2.5.

Le Somail is a hamlet in the Aude department of southwestern France. Le Somail is located along the Canal du Midi. Its territory is shared by 3 communes: Ginestas, Saint-Nazaire-d'Aude and Sallèles-d'Aude. Le Somail is situated 2½ km west of Amphoralis.