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Roman Theatre of Orange
One of the best-preserved Roman theaters anywhere, with its giant stage wall still standing.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 1½ hours
- Address
- Rue Madeleine Roch, 84100 OrangeDirections
- Getting There
- About 20 minutes by train or car north of Avignon.
Why Go
Built early in the 1st century AD, the theater keeps its stage wall, 37 meters high, with a statue of Augustus in its center niche; Louis XIV called it the finest wall in his kingdom. Opera is still staged here in summer, and a triumphal arch stands at the edge of town.
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