Arles from the tower at the arena

At one stage in its history, the arena surrounded a crowd of ordinary houses.

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May 26th 2018
I was sweating and feeling nervous as I cautiously climbed and descended yet more stone steps, going from pitch black to blinding sunlight as I emerged into the 2000 year old arena in Arles. But I was grateful that I was just looking and I wasn’t being pursued by a lion or any wild animal, or about to pit myself against a roaring bull! I could almost feel the remnant of fear in the underground p ... read more

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