Must see in Orange | Tripstance.com

Orange is a small French town that is located in Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. This town has little more than thirty thousand inhabitants. Orange is located twenty one kilometers north of Avignon.

1. L'arc d'Orange

L'arc d'Orange (Triumph Arch) was built at the beginning of the first century (between 30 BC and 20 AD). It was built to celebrate the victory over the Cimbri and the Teutons by the Romans. It is located at the entrance of the city and looks towards Lyon, along the old Via Agrippa. The Arch was restored between 1825 and 1829 by the architect of Historical Monuments, Auguste Caristie. The final cleaning was completed in 2009. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This arc is present for more than 21 centuries, and it is a strong story and great representative of the power of the Roman Empire.

3. Ancien théâtre romain

Ancien théâtre romain (The Old Roman Theatre) is a very beautiful monument and wonderfully preserved. It was declared as the World Heritage Site in 1981. This great theater is visited by thousands of tourists annually. It was built in the first century of the Christian era and it is estimated that it had a total of 10,000 seats.

5. Train touristique (Tourist Train)

Tourist train is different and fun way to explore Orange. The train drives visitors around all of the major sights in the town. The experienced guides will give visitors an interesting perspective of this little Provencal town and its monuments.

2. Musée des Antiquités

Musée des Antiquités (Museum of Antiquities) is placed in front of the Roman Theatre of Orange. It was established in 1933 and it houses artifacts found during the excavations of the city, including the Roman cadastre. Visitors may see many Roman remains of the city such as planks from the Roman theater, statues, moldings, capitals, mosaics, amphoras ...

4. Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth d'Orange

The Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth Cathedral , is an ancient Roman Catholic cathedral . I t was the seat of the Diocese of Orange until 1801. Today it is reverted into a simple parish church. It was classified as historical monument in January 1921.

This town has a long history. It was built in Roman times by veterans of the Second legion. That is the reason why this town has many historical artifacts and monuments. Because of this, Orange is very popular among tourist.