Arles France

2174 Cruises availables At departure or passage at this port

AmaWaterways (131 Cruises)

Cruise Ama AmaWaterways AmaCello ship

AmaCello

140 Passengers
2850 tons
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Cruise Ama AmaWaterways AmaKristina ship

AmaKristina

156 Passengers
3500 tons
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Avalon Waterways (248 Cruises)

Cruise AVA Avalon Waterways Poetry II ship

Avalon Poetry II®

128 Passengers
5000 tons
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Cruise AVA Avalon Waterways Tapestry II ship

Avalon Tapestry II®

128 Passengers
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Avalon View

213 Passengers
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CroisiEurope (139 Cruises)

Cruise CE Croisieurope Anne-Marie ship

MS Anne-Marie

22 Passengers
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Cruise CE Croisieurope MS Camargue ship

MS Camargue

104 Passengers
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Cruise CE Croisieurope MS Princesse d\

MS Princesse d'Aquitaine

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Cruise CE Croisieurope MS Van Gogh ship

MS Van Gogh

105 Passengers
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Emerald Waterways (15 Cruises)

Riviera Travel (153 Cruises)

MS Lord Byron

MS Lord Byron

184 Passengers
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MS Thomas Hardy.

MS Thomas Hardy

220 Passengers
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Scenic Cruises (186 Cruises)

Scenic Azure.

Scenic Azure

96 Passengers
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Scenic Sapphire

Scenic Sapphire

169 Passengers
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Tauck Cruises (43 Cruises)

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MS lumière

130 Passengers
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Uniworld Boutique River Cruise (237 Cruises)

S.S. Bon Voyage.

S.S. Bon Voyage

174 Passengers
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S.S. Catherine.

S.S. Catherine

215 Passengers
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S.S. Joie de Vivre.

S.S. Joie de Vivre

180 Passengers
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Viking River Cruises (1022 Cruises)

Viking Fjorgyn.

Viking Fjorgyn

214 Passengers
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Viking Kari.

Viking Kari

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Viking Longships Buri.

Viking Longships Buri

243 Passengers
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Viking Longships Delling.

Viking Longships Delling

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Viking Longships Heimdal.

Viking Longships Heimdal

243 Passengers
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Viking Longships Hlin.

Viking Longships Hlin

243 Passengers
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Viking Longships Kara.

Viking Longships Kara

238 Passengers
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Viking Longships Lofn.

Viking Longships Lofn

240 Passengers
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Viking Sigrun.

Viking Sigrun

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A certain quality of light once drew a painter here from the north, and that light hasn't changed. River ships dock on the left bank of the Rhône, along the very quays where Vincent van Gogh set up his easel one September evening in 1888 to paint Starry Night Over the Rhône. The old town begins just five minutes from the gangway, and two thousand years of history fit into a remarkably small space from there.

The Amphitheatre and the Ancient Theatre

Arles was once a Roman capital, and it has never hidden the fact. The amphitheatre, built in the late 1st century to hold more than twenty thousand spectators, still towers over the rooftops with its two levels of arches; it still comes alive during Camargue bull-running events, where raseteurs challenge the bulls without ever killing them. Two streets over, the ancient theatre has lost its facade but kept its tiered seating, its two standing columns and its original purpose: performances are still held there every summer. The city's Roman monuments together form a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Saint-Trophime and the Squares

On Place de la République, the carved portal of the Church of Saint-Trophime unfolds a Last Judgment scene with the precision of fine goldsmith's work; its cloister, with its richly carved capitals, ranks among the finest examples of Provençal Romanesque art. A little further on, Place du Forum gathers café terraces under the plane trees, including the yellow café made famous by the painting. The surrounding streets mix grand old townhouses, galleries and shops selling indiennes, the brightly patterned Provençal cotton prints.

Following Van Gogh's Footsteps

In fifteen months spent in Arles, the painter produced around three hundred works. The Espace Van Gogh, the former hospital where he was treated, has restored its garden to match the exact layout seen in his painting; a marked walking route connects the sites he painted, with reproductions displayed alongside them. At Les Alyscamps, a Roman burial avenue lined with sarcophagi and poplar trees, he once set up his easel beside Gauguin. The foundation that bears his name, housed in a modernized townhouse, exhibits contemporary artists in dialogue with his legacy. Not a single original painting remains here, and that takes nothing away: the setting itself is the collection.

A City That Keeps Reinventing Itself

South of the centre, the Luma Foundation tower, designed by Frank Gehry and clad in eleven thousand steel panels, has given the Arles skyline a new, shimmering landmark; its contemporary art exhibitions occupy former railway workshops. The Rencontres de la photographie festival, held every summer since 1970, turns chapels and warehouses into exhibition spaces. On Saturday mornings, the market along Boulevard des Lices stays true to itself: bull sausage, cheeses, olives and fabrics, spread across nearly a kilometre of stalls.

Arles Port Call at a Glance

ItemDetail
DockingRhône quays, left bank
Old town5-minute walk
Amphitheatre10-minute walk from the dock
MarketSaturday mornings, Boulevard des Lices
Currency and languageEuro; French

What the River Carries Away

In the evening, seen from the ship's deck, the streetlights along the bank cast the same reflections on the water as they did back in 1888. Arles has lived through empires, floods and changing fashions without ever ceasing to be an open-air studio. Passengers leave with a quiet certainty: some places don't just have a history, they keep on painting it.

Frequently Asked Questions

On the left bank of the Rhône, along the quays where Vincent van Gogh painted Starry Night Over the Rhône in September 1888. The old town begins five minutes from the gangway.
The Roman amphitheatre, ten minutes from the quay, the ancient theatre two streets away, then the portal and cloister of Saint-Trophime on Place de la République. Place du Forum and its yellow cafe close the loop.
A Roman arena built in the late first century for more than twenty thousand spectators, still rising above the rooftops on two tiers of arches. It is still in use: Camargue bull games pit raseteurs against bulls, and the animals are never killed.
Yes, the ensemble is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The ancient theatre has lost its facade but kept its seating tiers and two standing columns; performances are held there every summer.
No, not a single original canvas remains in the town, even though the painter produced about three hundred works during his fifteen months here. What remains is the setting itself: a marked trail links the places he painted, with reproductions on site.
The Espace Van Gogh, the former hospital where he was treated, whose garden has been replanted to match the painting exactly. The Alyscamps, a Roman funerary avenue lined with sarcophagi and poplars, where he set up his easel alongside Gauguin. And the foundation bearing his name, devoted to contemporary art.
A carved portal unfolding a Last Judgment with a goldsmith's precision, and a cloister whose storied capitals rank among the finest of Provençal Romanesque art. The church stands on Place de la République.
Saturday morning on the Boulevard des Lices, with nearly a kilometre of stalls: bull sausage, cheeses, olives and fabrics. If your call falls on another day, Place du Forum and the surrounding lanes take over.
A tower designed by Frank Gehry and clad in eleven thousand steel panels, south of the centre, whose contemporary art shows occupy former railway workshops. It is the newest landmark on the Arles skyline.
The euro and French. Cards work everywhere; shops selling indiennes, the brightly patterned Provençal cottons, make good souvenirs that pack flat.