A single arch, Roman bridge that spans the River Touloubre. This bridge is unique in that it has a pair of ceremonial arches at either end, and on the top of each arch is a pair of crouching lions. The bridge is named after a priest of Rome called Caius Dominius Flavius, under whose instruction the bridge was built. > Read more

Founded in 43 BC, the Roman city of Lugdunum was situated on the hillside of an area now known of as Fourvière. A well preserved odeon and theatre still offer spectacular views of Lyon and the Alps. The theatre is one of the oldest in France, while the odeon has a pavement that is made up with a collection of marble slabs from all over the Roman Empire. Above these two extraordinary monuments is the Gallo-Roman museum. > Read more

At 85 kilometres in length, the "Aqueduct of the Gier" is said to be the longest of all the Roman aqueducts. It is thought that the aqueduct was built in the 1st century AD, taking water from the source of the River Gier to supply Lugdunum, present day Lyon. This particular aqueduct was one of four to supply water to Lyon, and used all techniques of construction available to the Romans. > Read more

Loupian Villa was occupied for some 600 years, from the early years of the Roman Empire until the 5th century AD. To begin with it was a modest farmhouse, but during the 1st and 2nd centuries it became a large residence with its own thermal springs. The villa was entirely rebuilt in the 5th century, which is when the spectacular mosaic floors were installed, and it is these that are the villa's attraction today. > Read more

Widely regarded as one of the wonders of the ancient world, Le Pont du Gard is the largest and greatest of all the bridges in the Roman Empire. The bridge carries the channel that brought water to Nîmes, from the hills to the north of the city, across the River Gardon. The date of construction is unknown, but most accept a date around mid-first century AD. > Read more

Up until 2005, nearly two thousand years after its construction, Pont Julien was still used for cars and other light vehicles to cross the River Coulon. Now, it is restricted to motorbikes and people on foot. Built in 3 BC, as part of the Via Domitia. No cement was used in the construction of the bridge, each stone was cut with extreme precision to size. > Read more

Today Fréjus is just inland, but during the Roman occupation of France it was a prosperous port city. The area was initially settled by the Phoenecians, but it was Emperor Julius Caesar who awarded the town to the Roman Army's 8th Legion, and in so doing created a wealthy city, of which numerous well preserved architectural features still stand. > Read more

Although the city of Nîmes has evidence of human occupation going back a few thousand years, it is the Roman monuments for which the city is best known. Certain features are not only well preserved, they are amongst the finest examples of their kind from the Roman era. The so-called Maison Carrée, for example, is the only remaining Roman temple in the world that is preserved in its entirety. > Read more

Today the Musée Gallo-Romain in Saint-Romain-en-Gal stands alongside the Rhône river in over three hectares of what was once a very wealthy neighbourhood of the Roman city of Vienna. Discovered in 1967 during the digging of foundations for a secondary school, the magnificence of the archaeological remains took archaeologists by surprise. By size and opulence, these are amongst the biggest known Villas from Roman France. > Read more

The Roman bridge crossing the River Hérault in Saint Thibéry is thought to have been one of the longest bridges built along the Via Domitia. Because of frequent flooding of the river, however, of the original 9 arches only 4 arches remain. The bridge was constructed during the reign of emperor Augustus, sometime between 30 BC and 14 AD. > Read more

Built in the 4th century AD, Séviac Villa was a luxurious mansion with a typical villa layout, including an inner open courtyard (peristyle), heated baths and pool, a hypocaust system for under floor heating, and over 600 m2 of mosaic floors. The mosaics are said to be amongst the most exceptional in the region. > Read more

The Trophée des Alpes was a victory monument on a grand scale built by the Romans to celebrate the decisive defeat of Alpine Celtic tribes by the Emperor Augustus. The military campaign to conquer the Alps began in 16 BC and lasted until 7 BC, in which time 45 tribes were defeated and taken into slavery. The Tropaeum Alpium, as it was known in Latin, was built in 6 BC. > Read more

Two areas of the Roman city have been so well excavated that Vaison-La-Romaine is often called the Pompeii of Provence. The centre of the Roman city and its forum remain buried, but those parts that have been uncovered provide a unique view of city life in this area of the Empire, in particular the urban houses. > Read more

At the centre of Narbonne's town square is an exposed section of the Via Domitia. This was the first Roman road built in Gaul, and Narbonne the first Roman colony there. Named after its constructor Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus - a Roman Consul, the Via Domitia linked Hispania to Italy. It is here in Narbonne that the Via Domitia met the Via Aquitania. > Read more