Join us on our trip to France where we travel to the historic cities of Nîmes, Avignon, Arles, and Orange located in southern France, and hold some of the best preserved examples of ancient Roman architecture and history.
In Episode 11 of our Eurotrip 2020 series, we feature highlights of our trip around the southern France region starting with a morning visit to the city of Nîmes where we explore the various Roman architecture and historic sites throughout the city including the Arena of Nîmes, Maison Carrée, and the Temple de Diane located in the beautiful Les Jardins de la Fontaine.
We stop for a few hours at the famous Pont du Gard, a UNESCO site and one of the best preserved examples of Roman architecture, specifically of an aqueduct bridge, in the world. The views here are so lovely!
We based ourselves in the city of Avignon, known for the historic Palais des Papes, a historical palace and fortress in southern France, which was once the seat of Western Christianity! From here we explored the city of Arles which contains several examples of Roman architecture collectively referred to as the Roman and Romanesque Monuments of Arles, all listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Lastly, we visited the city of Orange which contains of the the best preserved examples of all Roman theatres. These cities are a short distance away from Avignon, so definitely recommend staying here for a few days.
Chapters
0:00 Early morning visit to Nîmes
3:12 Pont du Gard
4:30 Avignon
6:04 Arles
7:24 Roman Theatre of Orange
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QUESTION - Have you visited any of these ancient Roman sites before? If so, which one is your favourite? Answer in the comment section below.
Check out our blog posts about this part of our trip here: lukeandtyler.com/roman-archit...
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Tyler and I are a married couple who moved to the UK at the end of 2018. We have been living nomadic lifestyles in the US, having lived in New Jersey, Colorado, Seattle, and Hawaii, and started a vlog to document our travel experiences on a new continent! Follow along for our adventures throughout Europe!
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