The Roman theater is build on early first century. It is currently being use for concert and other…read moreshows. This theater is not big. Probably seat 2000 people. The compound has some ruin columns. If you go to the back of theater seat, you going hollow round arch room. The theater seat below are not fully solid. Now you can understand how they build with lesser materials. The ruin theater only need 15 minutes visit.

This is a pretty cool historic landmark. It is pretty nicely preserved. You can spend about 20…read moreminutes wandering the theater and the ruins. They provide an information video in French but with English subtitles in the front area so you can learn more about the site that you're seeing. I highly recommend coming to this location to learn more about Roman occupation in Arles.

We didn't know what to expect ... there are exterior walls remaining and some signs in several…read morelanguages that do walk you thru what and how it was used before. Frankly the informational signs were pretty good to envision how it had been used.

Thermal spa of Constantine is build at 4 AD. century. It is registered at UNESCO world heritage…read moresite. This is one of the most preserved Roman bath in France. Emperor Constantine has been Arles as residence and build many things for his enjoyment, this Roman bath is one of them. The bath house has minimum three pool. The pool can be hot and cool pool. The method they use is to heat the water efficiently by hypocaust system. You can see the luxurious of the bath house. Later this bath house was abandoned on 6 AD. Now it is look like the ruin.

An interesting place to people watch amid historic backdrop and good wine. As recommended by Rick…read moreSteves.

You can't compare this to the colosseum in Rome.... it's a cool place to visit if you're in Arles,…read moreand will only take you 15-30 minutes. I only say this because Arles is mostly a pedestrian city, so if you're going to Arles, be prepared to walk a few miles seeing all the sites. I highly recommend getting the tourist city pass at the tourist center before coming to the Amphitheater. Its $9 per person for the pass and it will get you into like 5 attractions in Arles. There are about a dozen stairs from the ticket office/entrance to the main floor of the theater, which looks down on the arena. They've put in metal bleachers so that the amphitheater is utilized every year. You can climb around a dozen more stairs to get to the top of one of the towers. It has pretty nice views of the river and city.

This Roman amphitheater was built in 90AD and is a UNESCO world heritage site. During Roman times…read moreseating capacity was 20,000. After the fall of Rome it was converted into a fortress and 4 towers were added, 3 still survive. In addition about 200 homes were built in the structure and some people still lived there until the early 19th century. It has been cleaned and restored and there are several events during the year including bull fights. There is a small fee to view and tour the interior.