Just a 30 minute drive southwest of Saint-Rémy is Arles. Arles was an important city for centuries of Roman emperors and some of the relics that remain in some form are the baths built by Constantine, the theater and a 2,000 year old amphitheater that is still in use. As a former student of Latin, Arles is a gold mine of Roman relics. In addition, Arles was a temporary home to such artists as Picasso, Gauguin and Van Gogh.

And, as happens often in France, they are willing to put very modern structures in close proximity to the relics.