To paraphrase the slogan from May ’68, under the cobblestones we won’t find a beach, but rather pieces of stone and marble—large, medium, small, and even tiny—those famous tesserae that form floor coverings, wall coverings, and even ceiling coverings, depending on the location and era.
By Pierrette Nouet, tour guide and lecturer
Sous les pavés, la mosaïque – Coup de cœur
Avenue Jean Monnet
Presqu'Ile du Cirque Romain
13200 Arles
Languages spoken
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French
Go by bike
Average travel time from:
- Arles (downtown)
- Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
- Port-Saint-Louis
- Les Salins-de-Giraud