Feria De Paques - Arenes D'Arles

The fabulous arena
Waiting in the rain
In the street with the arena in the background

On the steps in front of the arena

Another big doorway

Street with pretty lights

Ella on the walkway along the Rhone River

Houses along the river

Interesting curly door frame in the Rue de la Republique

Statue in Jardin at the front of the Theatre Antique

Part of the front entrance of Theatre Antique

Ramparts

Beautiful burgundy tulips growing in the roundabout

More divine plane trees

We walked the narrow streets and as we came around a bend, there it was...Les Arenes. It was an unexpectedly breathtaking sight, the massive stadium in Arles built a couple of thousand years ago. Those Romans were so clever. The amphitheatre has a capacity of 12000 during the bullfighting season. They have a couple of different types of bull fights. One where they torment the bull and end up killing the animal and one where they just torment the bull but it doesn't end up dead. We only wanted the easy option. I don't think we could watch the blood and gore of the other.

We tried twice unsuccessfully to go to a corrida during the Easter Festival at Arles even waiting in the rain for over an hour the first time. Both events were cancelled due to the weather. Instead we wandered along the Rhone looking at beautiful old buildings and taking a few photos along the way.