Arles old town France Provence Bouches du Rhone
Town in Bouches-du-Rhône département, southwest France, on the Arles canal and the left bank of the Rhône, at the head of the Camargue delta; economic activities are tourism and agriculture, and it is in an important fruit- and vine-growing district. Roman relics include an aqueduct, baths, and a 21,000-spectator amphitheatre now used for bullfighting and plays. The Romanesque-Provençal church of St Trophime, formerly an archiepiscopal cathedral, has fine cloisters and a notable 12th-century portal. The Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh lived here 1888–89, during which time he painted some of his major works.
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