ancient ruins
Théâtre Antique d'Orange
The best-preserved Roman theatre in Europe, its towering stage wall still hosting performances after 2,000 years.
10 km · about 20 min drive
Occitanie, France · Europe
Roquemaure works well as a base: 10 minutes from Châteauneuf-du-Pape, 10km from Théâtre Antique d'Orange.
Roquemaure is a town located in Occitanie, France. With a population of 5,293, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Roquemaure sits in France, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Paris time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Roquemaure to your route.
Roquemaure (French pronunciation: [ʁɔkmɔʁ]; Occitan: Ròcamaura; Provençal: Recamaulo) is a small town and commune in the Gard department of southern France. The town lies 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) north of Avignon on the right bank of the Rhône. As of 2023, the population of the commune was 5,529.
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site of a royal castle during the medieval period but after the French Revolution the castle was dismantled and now only two towers remain. In the 18th century Roquemaure was the centre of attempts to regulate the production of wine in the area and the term "Côte du Rhône" was coined. The town is infamous as the site where phylloxera, a pest of grapevines, was introduced into France from North America via England in the 1860s. Viticulture is still an important activity in the commune. Several types of wine are produced including some classified as Côtes du Rhône Appellation d'origine contrôlée.
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Roquemaure is located in Occitanie, France, Europe. The coordinates are 44.0516 latitude, 4.7780 longitude.
Roquemaure has a population of approximately 5,293 people, making it a town in France.
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ancient ruins
The best-preserved Roman theatre in Europe, its towering stage wall still hosting performances after 2,000 years.
10 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
The largest Gothic palace in the world, serving as the seat of Western Christianity during the 14th century.
11 km · about 20 min drive
bridge
The famous half-bridge of the children's song, jutting into the Rhône beneath Avignon's papal ramparts.
11 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Remarkably preserved three-tiered Roman aqueduct bridge built in the first century AD in southern France.
23 km · about 25 min drive
racetrack
Twisting, roller-coaster circuit in the sun-baked hills near Nimes, famed as France's most technical track; a favourite of motorcyclists and track-day drivers, and one of few French circuits run anti-clockwise.
26 km · about 30 min drive
waterfall
France's most powerful spring gushes from the foot of a cliff into an impossibly green pool.
32 km · about 35 min drive
museum
Old limestone quarries turned into a vast immersive art show projected across 14 m stone walls.
33 km · about 40 min drive
castle
A dramatic medieval fortress village crowning a rocky limestone outcrop in the Alpilles mountains.
34 km · about 40 min drive
April to October
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