The greatest of artists have painted, written, and sung here… Centuries of architectural and artistic expression for a trail of emotions and encounters.
And you ? Are you more Van Gogh or Gauguin ?

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History great and small : diverse themes...

The birth of the city
The Roman Forum
The renowned revelers of the Place du Forum
Frédéric Mistral, writer and ethnographer
A performance at the Théâtre Antique
The discovery of the Venus of Arles
The chariot races
The grand portal of Saint-Trophime
Les Alyscamps, history and legend
Les Alpilles and Alphonse Daudet
The Roman aqueduct system
The gladiators in the Arena, bullfights and bull games
The organization and functioning of the Roman baths





To help reveal her treasures and share her secrets : these interviews…

MONSIEUR ROUQUETTE : CURATOR OF THE MUSEUMS OF ARLES, explains Picasso's attachment to the city, evoking the ambiance of the 50's, the epoch not only of Picasso, but also Cocteau and Manitas de la Plata. He recounts how much Van Gogh was uninterested in the historical monuments of Arles and brings alive the scene of Van Gogh and Gaugin painting "back-to-back" in the Roman necropolis, the Alyscamps.
LUCIEN CLERGUE, PHOTOGRAPHER AND FOUNDER OF THE INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY ENCOUNTERS, reminisces about the early years of the gathering.
JUAN BAUTISTA , BULLFIGHTER, reveals that the Toreador of Carmen doesn't really exist, and how a bull may receive clemency rather than the coup de grâce.
MADAME MOUTACHAR : CURATOR OF THE RÉATTU MUSEUM, explains the creation of the photography collection de Photography and the exceptional donation of Picasso to the museum.



… and these encounters

FRÉDÉRIC MISTRAL, NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE, DEFENDER OF PROVENÇALE CULTURE, VINCENT VAN GOGH, PAINTER, GASPARD DE GRILLE, DISCOVERER OF THE VENUS OF ARLES, AUGUSTUS, EMPEROR, SAINT GENEST, CHRISTIAN MARTYR, ALPHONSE DAUDET, WRITER, THE ARLÉSIENNE, MYTHIC YOUNG WOMAN, PRIMUS ASIATICUS, SLAVE AND GLADIATOR…

7 Stages to discover and hear history… and its stories.
Commentaries read by actors with re-enactments, interviews, music…
Each Stage is a complete audio production of about 4 minutes.
Allovisit audio directions guide you along the circuit on foot and from one stage to the next.