Cultural Encounters - Roman Provence, the South of France

CUSTOMIZED TOURING IN FRANCE

Paris and its Environs:

Ancient Paris: Notre Dame and its archaeological crypt; the Roman baths and Roman theatre; visit to the Louvre's classical collection of sculptures, mosaics, and sarcophagi; walking tour of many of Paris' archaeological monuments and neo-classical facades; Musée des Antiquités Nationales

Autun: Porte d'Arroux, Musée Rolin, Cathedral of St. Lazare

Alésia: Visit to the battlefield and the museum

Lyon: Musée de la Civilisation Gallo-Romaine, the Roman theatres, Amphitheatre des Trois Gaules, and Renaissance Quarter

Vienne: Visit the odeon, theatre, aqueducts and walls; the Temple of Augustus and Livia; the temple and precinct of Cybele; the Musée des Beaux-Arts, and the Musée Archéologique

Provence:

Arles: Walking tour includes the Baths of Constantine, Les Alyscamps, the cryptoporticos, the doorway of the church of St.-Trophime, the Roman arena, and the theatre

Orange: Visit the triumphal arch, Roman theatre, and the museum

Glanum: Site visit to the open air museum, the triumphal arch, and the Tomb of the Julii

Vaison-la-Romaine: Site visit of excavation of France's "Pompeii"

Nimes: Roman amphitheatre, the Maison Carrée, the Temple of Diana, the Castellum Divisorium, the Pont-du-Gard, and the Musée Archéologique

Nice: Roman remains and museum

Other Areas of Interest: Avignon; Aix-en-Provence; Carcassonne & the
surrounding Cathar region

Themes for Consideration:

Rome's celebrated Gallo-Roman "provincia": France's modern day Provence
Caesar's conquest of Gaul
Romanization and Native Cultures
Roman influences on the Town and Country Living in Ancient France

For rates and further information, please contact:

Cultural Encounters
P. O. Box 6392
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87502-6392
Phone: 505.982.8264
Telefax: 505.982.8265

or e-mail us: harriet@culturalencounters.com

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