Castelet hypogeum
Castelet hypogeum is an archaeological site in Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Castelet hypogeum is situated nearby to Marais de Chiavary, as well as near the archaeological site Grotte de la Source.Photo: Odejea, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Montmajour Abbey and Chapelle Sainte-Croix (Montmajour).
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 1 km west of Castelet hypogeum.
Chapelle Sainte-Croix (Montmajour)
Chapel
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Chapelle Sainte-Croix (Montmajour) is situated 790 metres southwest of Castelet hypogeum.
St Victor chapel
Chapel
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St Victor chapel is situated 1½ km northeast of Castelet hypogeum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include LUMA Arles and Barriol.
LUMA Arles
Neighborhood
Photo: MYR67, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 5 km southwest of Castelet hypogeum.
Barriol
Quarter
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Barriol is a quarter, which is situated 7 km southwest of Castelet hypogeum.
Tours de Castillon
Locality
Photo: Malost, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tours de Castillon is a locality, which is situated 9 km east of Castelet hypogeum.
Castelet hypogeum
- Type: Rock
- Description: hypogeum in France
- Categories: hypogeum, archaeological site, tourism, tomb, tourist attraction, historic site, and landform
- Location: Arles, Arrondissement of Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.70934° or 43° 42′ 34″ northLongitude
4.67611° or 4° 40′ 34″ eastOpen location code
8FM6PM5G+PCOpenStreetMap ID
way 996142385OpenStreetMap feature
historic=tombOpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rockOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q20170977
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Castelet hypogeum” goes by many names.
- French: “grotte-dolmen du Castelet”
- French: “Grotte-dolmen du Castelet”
- German: “Hypogée du Castelet”
- Turkish: “Castelet hipojesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Marais de Chiavary and Grotte de la Source.
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