Things to do in Arles
Around Arles, Notrebellefrance lists 9 tourist sites within 18 km, including 4 museums and 2 natural wonders. Not to be missed: Camargue, Plage de Piémanson and Les Marais du Vigueirat.
Camargue
A delta shaped by the arms of the Rhône, the Camargue unrolls ponds, salt marshes and rice fields as far as the eye can see. White horses, black bulls and colonies of pink flamingos make up one of the most recognisable natural landscapes in France.
Plage de Piémanson
A huge wild beach of the Camargue, near Salin-de-Giraud, without facilities, open to wind and dunes.
Les Marais du Vigueirat
Located at the junction of two remarkable ecosystems, the Rhône delta and the steppe plain of La Crau, the Marais du Vigueirat nature reserve is a territory most of which stretches over more than 9 km from north to south with a maximum width of 1.5 kilometres.
Le musée de l'Arles Antique
It is in Arles, in the heart of Provence, that you will discover this exceptional museum that presents one of the richest archaeological collections in France, heritage of the prestigious past of the town.
Museon Arlaten
The Museon Arlaten is a museum devoted to the ethnography of Provence.
Fondation Vincent Van Gogh en Arles
The museum at 24 bis Rond-point des Arènes in Arles is open every day except Monday from 11 am to 5 pm until 31 March, then from 1 April 2007 7 days a week from 10 am to 6 pm until 24 June.
L’Ecomusée de la Crau
The Écomusée de la Crau (Saint-Martin-de-Crau) offers visitors, through a playful and educational staging, the natural and human heritage of La Crau: its contrasting landscapes between arid steppe and green bocage, its agro-pastoral activities and its out-of-the-ordinary nature…
Monuments d'Arles
Arles offers an interesting example of the adaptation of an ancient city to the civilisation of medieval Europe.
Étang de Vaccarès
The beating heart of the Camargue nature reserve, this vast 6,500-hectare lake concentrates one of the richest populations of waterbirds in Europe. Flamingos, herons and ducks can be seen from several developed observation points.