Two towns for the price of one. Late afternoon, just as the heat comes off the day, is the perfect time to get stuck in. Oddly, it owns no paintings by the master, but uses high-quality loans as the starting point for themed shows.
Evening Thirsty? Morning In the Midi, a town is nothing without its market. Arles has two, and the Saturday-morning edition stretches for more than a mile along Boulevard des Lices. Start just to the east of it, beneath a glittering tower designed by Frank Gehry — due to be completed next year as part of Luma , a giant contemporary-art space luma-arles.
Buy a bag and snack towards the Museum of Ancient Arles. Here, the empire stands 69ft high. Grab a table in the garden and pray the rillettes de poisson is on the menu. Sean Newsom travelled as a guest of Atout France france. You must update your payment details via My Account or by clicking update payment details to keep your subscription. Update payment details.
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