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The Monument
Glanum, in Saint-Rémy de Provence, is firstly a place of Celto-Ligurian settlement. The site was rapidly hellenized and the Gallo-Greek period extends from the 2nd to the 1st century B.C., and is followed by a Gallo-Roman period from the end of the 1st century A.D. to the 3rd century A.D. Because of the new constructions of the Roman period, many anterior constructions from the Ancient Greece disappeared or were demolished. The transformations of the architectural environment reveals the establishment of a new political order, by the governments of Augustus and Agrippa. Building a monumental centre, which was also a political centre, with the forum, a basilica and the curia, was a complete change for a city which was before profoundly hellenized by its contacts with Massalia, the greek Marseilles.
The archaeological collections, stemmed from the excavations, contain sculptures and everydaylife objects presented in the museum of the hôtel de Sade.
Lodging
See the listing of the Hotels in Saint-Remy de Provence
Practical information
Archaelogical site of Glanum
Route des Baux-de-Provence
13210 Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
Going there
From Avignon: secondary road D 571 to Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, then secondary road D 5
From Arles: secondary road D 17 to Baux-de-Provence, then secondary road D 5
From Salon-de-Provence: motorway A7 or main road RN 538 to Cavaillon, then secondary road D 99 to Saint-Rémy-de-Provence and secondary road D 5
Between the main Lyons/Montpellier and Lyons/ Marseille roads
On the Cavaillon/Nîmes road
21 km south of Avignon
27 km northeast of Arles
Opening / Closing
Open
from april 1 to August 31, every day, 10 am to 6:30 pm
from September 1 to September 30, every day except Monday, 10 am to 6:30 pm
from October 1 to March 31: evey day except Monday, 10:30 am to 5 pm
Closed
on January 1, May 1, November 1, November 11 and December 25
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