Arles Walking Tour with Audioguide on your Smartphone

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1

  Chapelle de la Charité is a historic chapel on Boulevard des Lices in Arles. Built for the Carmelite convent in the early 18th century, it later gave its name to the charitable institution that occupied the former convent buildings. Its Baroque altar, sculpted pulpit, and surviving religious furnishings reflect Provençal sacred art and the layered history of the city.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 2

  The Cardo Maximus was the main north–south axis of Roman Arles. It intersected the east–west decumanus near the ancient forum, shaping the street grid of the Roman city. Its remembered course beneath the modern centre reflects Arles’s origins as a planned Roman colony and the lasting imprint of antique urban design.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 3
  L'espace Van Gogh

  L’Espace Van Gogh occupies the former Hôtel-Dieu hospital in the centre of Arles. Vincent van Gogh was treated here in 1888 and 1889, and the courtyard later became linked with his painting of the hospital garden. Its arcades, planted courtyard, and cultural spaces connect the city’s medical history with its Van Gogh heritage.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 4

  Hôtel de la Lauzière is a historic private mansion in the centre of Arles. Originally built in the 17th century and later altered, it is especially noted for its ornate portal and twisted columns. Its façade, noble family associations, and classical-period domestic architecture reflect the social rise of Arles’s wealthy families.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 5
  Place de la Republique

  Place de la République is the civic heart of Arles. Surrounded by the town hall, Saint-Trophime Church, and historic public buildings, it brings together several layers of the city’s past. Its Roman obelisk, classical façades, and central position reflect Arles’s shift from ancient colony to medieval religious centre and modern Provençal town.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 6

  Église Saint-Trophime d’Arles is the former cathedral of Arles and one of the city’s great Romanesque monuments. Built mainly in the 12th century on an earlier Christian site, it became closely linked with medieval pilgrimage and the religious power of the city. Its sculpted portal, cloister, nave, and Provençal stonework reflect Arles’s importance in medieval Europe.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 7
  Theatre Antique D'arles

  The Roman Theatre of Arles is one of the city’s major ancient monuments. Built in the late 1st century BCE under Augustus, it once hosted performances for the Roman colony of Arelate. Its surviving stage columns, seating remains, and nearby urban setting reflect Arles’s role as an important Roman city in Provence.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 8
  Arles Amphitheatre

  The Arles Amphitheatre is one of the city’s most famous Roman monuments. Built in the late 1st century CE, it once hosted gladiatorial games and public spectacles for ancient Arelate. Its two-tiered arcades, oval arena, and later reuse as a fortified medieval quarter reflect the long life of Roman architecture in Arles.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 9

  Enclos Saint-Césaire is a historic religious complex in the upper part of Arles. It preserves traces of the early Abbey of Saint Caesarius, founded in the 6th century, along with later convent buildings and archaeological remains. Its layered site reflects early Christian Arles, medieval monastic life, and the city’s long sacred history.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 10

  Notre-Dame-de-la-Major is a historic church in the Hauture district of Arles. Built on early Christian foundations and reshaped in Romanesque and Gothic forms, it stands near the ancient arena at the top of the city. Its stone nave, chapels, furnishings, and elevated setting reflect the long religious history of Arles.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 11

  Rue Raspail is a small street in the historic centre of Arles. Its name recalls François-Vincent Raspail, a 19th-century French scientist, politician, and republican figure widely commemorated in French street names. Its modest scale, old urban fabric, and nearby historic buildings reflect everyday Arles beyond the city’s major Roman monuments.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• Cafe Van Gogh (Pass by)

  Café Van Gogh stands on Place du Forum in Arles. The site is associated with Vincent van Gogh’s 1888 painting Café Terrace at Night, which captured the glowing evening terrace and surrounding square. Its yellow façade, outdoor tables, and artistic fame connect everyday Provençal café life with Arles’s Van Gogh heritage.

  Admission ticket free
• Musee Reattu (Pass by)

  Musée Réattu is an art museum on the Rhône riverfront in Arles. Housed in the former Grand Priory of the Order of Malta, it is named after the Arles-born painter Jacques Réattu and holds works by Réattu, Picasso, and later artists. Its photography collection, historic rooms, and contemporary art displays reflect Arles’s artistic identity.

  Admission ticket free
• 12
  Thermes de Constantin

  The Baths of Constantine are the remains of a Roman bath complex in Arles. Built in the 4th century, they belonged to a period when the city enjoyed renewed importance under the late Roman Empire. Their vaulted rooms, hot-bath areas, hypocaust traces, and Rhône-side setting reflect public life, hygiene, and imperial urban comfort in ancient Arelate.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 13

  The Rhône River has shaped Arles since antiquity. The river made the city an important Roman port and later connected it with trade routes across Provence, the Mediterranean, and inland France. Its banks, bridges, floods, and working waterfront reflect Arles’s commercial history and its long relationship with the landscape of the Rhône valley.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 14
  Porte de la Cavalerie

  Porte de la Cavalerie is a surviving gateway of the old ramparts of Arles. Rebuilt in the late 16th century on an earlier medieval entrance, it marked the northern approach to the historic centre. Its round towers, fortified remains, and connection with the Cavalerie quarter reflect the city’s medieval defences and later urban growth.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 15

  The Yellow House, known locally in French as La Maison Jaune, was the house in Arles where Vincent van Gogh rented rooms in 1888. He painted it as a bright corner building near Place Lamartine and imagined it as a shared studio for artists. The building was later damaged during the Second World War and demolished, but its story remains central to Van Gogh’s Arles period.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 16
  And the Stars Easel

  Starry Night Over the Rhône is one of Vincent van Gogh’s most famous Arles paintings. Painted in 1888 from the riverbank near Place Lamartine, it shows gaslit reflections, deep blue water, and stars above the Rhône. The scene connects Arles’s riverside landscape with Van Gogh’s search for night colour and emotional atmosphere.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• The audio guide is available through a special mobile app for iOS and Android
• Entry tickets to the museums are not included. Please buy them separately in advance
• The tour doesn’t cover all sights in Arles
• This is a self-guided tour. You will need to download the audio guide mobile app, activate your purchase, and follow the route on the app's map. There is no human guide provided

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