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People think of Arles for the wealth of its ancient (Roman monuments) and Romanic heritage. Its buildings and monuments were listed UNESCO world heritage sites in 1981. These include the Roman amphitheatre (the arena), the ancient theatre, the Cryptoporticus, Constantine's Roman baths, the remains of the Roman circus, St Trophime Monastery, St Trophime gate and the Alyscamps, which mark the point of departure of the Arles Route, one of the three routes leading to Santiago de Compostela. The Arles route is also known as way of Arles or via Tolosana.
In addition to its remarkable ancient architecture, Arles has also kept beautiful constructions of the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. Since 1986, the city has been classified as a « City of art and history».

Arles has three major museums :

The Departmental Museum of Ancient Arles, constructed in 1995 by Henri Ciriani on the bank of the Rhone and on the remains of the Roman circus, displays the archaeological collections of the city and its surroundings, from the Neolithic era until the end of the late antiquity.
Exhibition: " Arles, le Rhône pour mémoire avec le Buste de César" from 24 October 2009 to 02 January 2011.

The Museon Arlaten is the departmental museum of ethnography, housed in the 15th century Hôtel Laval-Castellane and founded in 1896 by the regional writer Frédéric Mistral. It exhibits costumes, furniture, work tools, objects of worship and superstition, illustrating 19th century Provençal life. Closing for work until 2013.

The Réattu Museum, the Picasso Donation: housed in the former Grand Prieuré de Malte, it displays the works of Jacques Réattu, a painter of 18th and 19th centuries, modern and contemporary artists (Picasso, Zadkine and Alechinsky) and a remarkable photography collection (Henri-Cartier Bresson, Edward Weston,...)

Arles is the headquarters of the French Association for French world heritage properties and sites.It is also part of the AVEC network, the Alliance of European cultural cities.

For a scientific and systematic approach to its world heritage buildings and monuments, visit the site Heritage of the city of Arles.