Visit Orange, roman city in Provence
The city of Orange is a sub-prefecture of Vaucluse, located in the Rhone
Valley about thirty miles north of Avignon. Orange was a prosperous Roman
colony named Arausio founded by Julius Caesar settled veterans of his
legions after the conquest of Gaul. The amphitheater of Orange is the
best preserved of the Roman world. It provides summer opera performances
at the Orange Chorégies. A Roman triumphal arch, also exceptionally
preserved is on the road north of the city. The amphitheater is attached
to the hill St. Eutropius, a wooded park in the heart of the city that
will be a pleasant place to stroll. Orange was a principality, whose title
is still worn royal family spoke of the Netherlands. The Wine Fair Orange,
Orange wine competition is most famous for all the wines of the Rhone
Valley.
