“Arelate, journées romaines d’Arles” is a summer event that combines historical rigor with the pleasure of discovery and conviviality, celebrating the city’s ancient heritage. The exceptional and varied program has been designed with the general public in mind, making the most of Arles’ potential and local resources.
Under the radiant August sun, the Romans take up their summer quarters in the “Little Rome of the Gauls”, where the cadenced steps of the legionnaires, the sword thrusts of the gladiators and the applause of the jubilant spectators resound. Tourists and Arlesians of all ages have the chance to step back in time almost two thousand years, to an era that fascinates, so close and yet so far from our own.
Arelate is also an exceptional partnership with the Peplum film festival.
Experience ancient Arles with your family from August 18 to 23!
From August 18 to 23, the “Arelate, Roman Days of Arles” festival will bring the ancient cities of St Rémyde-Provence and Arles to life.
Provence and Arles, once again bringing together a wide public around this shared heritage.
heritage. “Arelate” is an eclectic week of total immersion in the Roman world! The
is designed above all for families.
For this 19th edition, the festival is focusing on the theme of private and public life, with a programme of events taking place throughout the city.
throughout the city, the Musée Départemental Arles Antique and the monuments of
monuments. Archaeologists, historians, re-enactors, artists and enthusiasts await the public to share with them
the keys to the Roman era that shaped Arles for millennia!
Discover the highlights of the festival in the PDF document.
