Arles Travel Blogs, Travelogues and Travel Journals

Once in a lifetime experience to travel outside my continent with my close friends!

Arles was the first of two towns of Roman origin with several relatively intact Roman sights. The first thing we saw on the way into town from the car park was the colosseum. It is in very good condition and it was exciting for me to finally see one that actually looked more or less like it did all those centuries ago. Just as the amphitheatre in Orange it is still used for perfromances today. We had some trouble climbing to the top because some stairs only take you halfway up while others go…

I like a lot the paintings of Vincent Van Gough and wanted to see Aeles, where he did his lat paintings.  I was not disapointed, it is a beautiful place where you can see around the country and the sky that facinated Van Gough.  But it is more than that, it has roman past that is also woth looking into.

Our summer trip to the South of France (Arles and Camargue) and to Cadaqués, a small village on the Spain coast which seems to be out of this world.

The Provençal countryside is well-known throughout the world for lavendar fields, vineyards, & gastronomy. On our trip, we centrally located ourselves in Arles. Arles is an ancient town, having been established by the Greeks & then taken over by the Romans. There are several Roman ruins to visit while in Arles: the amphitheater and Constantine's thermal bathes are among these ruins. Bull fights are conducted in the Roman amphitheater, including Provencal-style bullfights (courses ca…

Camargues is a country specialized in the horse-breeding and bull-breeding.

I went with my orchestra to France for a week. We played several concerts in Provence and the Alps. We also got to see the beautiful countryside and Roman ruins which are integrated into the modern towns.

Some pictures of my last holiday in France. (If some of the pictures look familiar, that may be because you saw them on Zen's page - no, I didn't steal them, we were on holiday together and can't remember who took what pictures!)

I took the train from Avignon to Arles, which takes about 20 minutes. I have a map from one of my guidebooks that makes finding my hotel look super easy. I figured I'd drop off my 20lb backpack and then go exploring. I was wandering around for a good half hour not being able to find any of the streets I was on, on my map. Just to make my navigational skills seem really bad, there's a ginormous arena in the middle of the old town (one that used to be used for Glatiator fights back in the …

Ahhh, Provence. What I love the most about Provence is the dry hot weather and the sounds of the "cigales". You can spend all your time outside enjoying the views there.

Un des plus beaux villages de France, that's how Les Baux de Provence strikes its breast. Without doubt, this is an exceptional place. Perched on a rocky spur, the citadel overlooks some staggeringly beautiful countryside dominated by vinyards and rocky mountains. This is the heart of the Chaine des Alpilles. The old village is entered at the Maison du Roy, which houses the tourist board. Next to it is a very colourful candy shop. Two streets lead to the entrance of the castle and the Place S…

Due settimane in camper nel sud della Francia

Nîmes, Avignon, Arles...

Bonjour tout le monde, So yesteday was the big Spain v. France football game (real football!!), and I must say, it's much more exciting to be here during the world cup than in the states parce que (because) everyone here actually cares deeply about the outcome of the games! Waking up on a game day here is not unlike waking up to game day in Athens...so fun! Claire, a friend from the UGA program, and I decided to go to a bar/cafe where many international students gather to watch the game. It…

So much fun!