Nightlife Tour in Arles

Free Nightlife Tour in Arles with Roamee Pro

Roamee Pro, also known as Roamee, offers a free nightlife tour route in Arles. The audio walking tour can include stops such as Roman theater — Built during the reign of Emperor Augustus around 40 BC, this theater once seated 10,000 spectators and featured an elaborate stage wall decorated with columns, statues, and marble panels. Only two Corinthian columns survive from the original stage wall, but they are among the most photographed Roman ruins in Provence. The Venus of Arles, discovered here in 1651 and now in the Louvre, is considered one of the finest Roman copies of a Greek original., Van Gogh trail — Twelve reproduction panels are positioned throughout the city at the exact locations where Van Gogh set up his easel during his 15-month residence from February 1888 to May 1889. The trail includes the cafe terrace on Place du Forum (Cafe Terrace at Night), the Rhone riverbank (Starry Night Over the Rhone), and the public garden at Place Lamartine. Though the yellow house he rented was destroyed in WWII bombing, its location is marked., plus hidden gems like Espace Van Gogh — This former hospital, the Hotel-Dieu, is where Van Gogh was treated after severing his ear in December 1888. The central courtyard garden has been replanted to match his painting 'The Garden of the Hospital in Arles,' with beds of irises, oleanders, and forget-me-nots arranged exactly as he depicted them. The building now houses a cultural center, library, and university offices. and Alyscamps — One of the most famous necropolises of the ancient Western world, this Roman-era burial ground lined with carved stone sarcophagi was a prestigious burial site for nearly 1,500 years. Dante referenced it in the Inferno, and both Van Gogh and Gauguin painted its atmospheric tree-lined avenue of tombs during their brief shared stay in Arles in 1888. The Romanesque Church of Saint-Honorat anchors the far end of the avenue..

Use this page as a starting point for a Arles walking tour, a free route, or the Roamee app for Arles. Roamee Pro keeps the route flexible so you can follow the stops, skip ahead, or explore nearby streets at your own pace.

• •Roman theater — Built during the reign of Emperor Augustus around 40 BC, this theater once seated 10,000 spectators and featured an elaborate stage wall decorated with columns, statues, and marble panels. Only two Corinthian columns survive from the original stage wall, but they are among the most photographed Roman ruins in Provence. The Venus of Arles, discovered here in 1651 and now in the Louvre, is considered one of the finest Roman copies of a Greek original.
• •Van Gogh trail — Twelve reproduction panels are positioned throughout the city at the exact locations where Van Gogh set up his easel during his 15-month residence from February 1888 to May 1889. The trail includes the cafe terrace on Place du Forum (Cafe Terrace at Night), the Rhone riverbank (Starry Night Over the Rhone), and the public garden at Place Lamartine. Though the yellow house he rented was destroyed in WWII bombing, its location is marked.

• •Espace Van Gogh — This former hospital, the Hotel-Dieu, is where Van Gogh was treated after severing his ear in December 1888. The central courtyard garden has been replanted to match his painting 'The Garden of the Hospital in Arles,' with beds of irises, oleanders, and forget-me-nots arranged exactly as he depicted them. The building now houses a cultural center, library, and university offices.
• •Alyscamps — One of the most famous necropolises of the ancient Western world, this Roman-era burial ground lined with carved stone sarcophagi was a prestigious burial site for nearly 1,500 years. Dante referenced it in the Inferno, and both Van Gogh and Gauguin painted its atmospheric tree-lined avenue of tombs during their brief shared stay in Arles in 1888. The Romanesque Church of Saint-Honorat anchors the far end of the avenue.