L’Ile aux loisirs

L’Ile aux loisirs is a park in Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. L’Ile aux loisirs is situated near the residential area Les Hameaux de Camargue, as well as near the pitch Centre équestre.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Alyscamps and Langlois Bridge.

Alyscamps

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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. Alyscamps is situated 2½ km north of L’Ile aux loisirs.

Langlois Bridge

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The Langlois Bridge was a double-beam drawbridge in Arles, France, which was the subject of several paintings by Vincent van Gogh in 1888. Being one of eleven drawbridges built by a Dutch engineer along the channel from Arles to Port-de-Bouc, this bridge might have reminded the artist of his homeland. Langlois Bridge is situated 1½ km northwest of L’Ile aux loisirs.

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 3 km north of L’Ile aux loisirs.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include LUMA Arles and Barriol.

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 2½ km north of L’Ile aux loisirs.