From the ancient Romans and Van Gogh to haute couture designer Christian Lacroix, the artisans of Arles have helped make the southern French city an architectural and artistic treasure.
A Year in Provence
After falling out with his friend and fellow artist Paul Gauguin, who was staying with him at the time — and infamously cutting off one of his own ears — Van Gogh died in the nearby asylum of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. That was where he painted "Irises." A drawing of the Arles Amphitheatre, which was converted into a fortress for houses, chapels and a town square after the fall of the Roman Empire.These days it hosts regular bullfights, no doubt equally bloody.Leonid Andronov | iStock | Getty Images
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