LE PONT JULIEN: ANOTHER ROMAN BRIDGE TO ADMIRE

Posted on April 15, 2013January 2, 2016 by Susan Manfull

The Romans left a lot behind in Provence: temples, aqueducts, baths, theaters, forums, arches, and whole cities, to mention just a few of the larger structures we find in this region. Some of the best preserved Roman architecture in the world stands in Provence. Even the ruins left standing alone in desolate fields are pretty amazing. Arles and Vaison-la-Romaine are thriving cities today, whose residents indifferently file past Roman remains that are so interesting and beautiful, the ...

WHEN IN PROVENCE, DO AS THE ROMANS DID: ATTEND A PERFORMANCE IN ORANGE’S ROMAN THEATRE

Posted on June 17, 2011December 29, 2015 by Susan Manfull

On June 17th, some 2,000 years after its construction, the Theatre Antique in Orange, will lift the curtain for its 142nd annual Les Chorégies d’Orange festival, the oldest festival in France. If you are traveling in Provence, don’t miss the opportunity to attend one of the lyrical and musical performances in this extraordinary venue: the performers world renown, the acoustics considered perfect, and the venue extraordinary. You are guaranteed to be transported to another world. If you kno...