Frejus

The trip to Frejus was two weeks ago, and we have done so much more since then.   No time for writing blogs.

Walter and I visited Frejus years ago, well the edge of Frejus anyway.  We were on our way to Monaco, via the coast road, without much success due to the usual heavy traffic.  So we stopped at Frejus and went to a cafe for lunch.  But it certainly was not the centre of the town. 

On this trip we realised we had not visited Frejus, not really, as there was so much more to see, then the cafe on the edge of town.

A delightful old French town.  

The old city walls.  Also an old Roman square, I think.  The sculpture symbolises pulling a very heavy load

The family all ready for the day.

Plenty of colourful houses and clean streets.

Frejus Cathedral.

Lunch in a delightful cafe.

A cool looking square.

The ancient Bapistry.

The cloisters.

Reflections in the very deep well.

Richly decorated ceiling panels.

Walter and me, standing in the cool of the cloisters.

Another narrow street with interesting shops.

One should make notes.  I know this statue was important but now I have no idea as to its significance.  Oh dear.  A lovely square though, with an equally lovely church on the edge of it.

The inner corridor of the amphitheatre, with the Roman wall on one side and a modern wall on the other.

The Roman amphitheatre was in ruins until about twelve years ago, when an innovative plan was developed to restore the walls, and add modern concrete structures to it so that it could be used for equestrian and bull fighting events plus concerts.   A very powerful construction.

The old Roman ramparts.

Finally we visited a Roman theatre, with a very modern outdoor theatre in amongst the ruins.  We sat for a while and watched the rehearsals for the evening performance.

It was a really lovely family day in a beautiful and interesting town.