Saint Chamas

• Saint Chamas is a town in France that is 26 miles (43km) southeast of Arles and 31 miles (50km) northwest of Marseille.
• It is famed for the Pont Flavien Roman bridge which carried the Via Julia Augusta from Arles to La Turbie and on to Italy.

Roman Sites

• ‘Pont Flavien’ Roman Bridge (1st century BCE)
  • It has two Triumphal arches one at each end of the bridge which spans the river Touloubre.

Roman Roads

• Via Julia Augusta
  • Built by Agrippa, as the road from Arles to Italy, it was carried over the river by the Pont Flavien.

Photo and map: Pont Flavien, Saint Chamas