The ruins of this pair of Roman aqueducts are near Fontvielle. One aqueduct powered a hydraulic flour mill at the south end of this site. The other supplied water to Arles. The flour mill (4th century) was sited on a hill above flat farmland. It's impressive, and a lovely site.
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Red poppies at the aqueduct!
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| The chute where the water flowed to the flour mill |
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| Part of the flour mill |
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| Part of the flower mill |
Happy Memorial Day!
It's a holiday here in France as well: Second day of Pentecost (the end of the Easter season), known in Great Britain as Whit Monday (the day after Whit Sunday, the British name for Pentecost).
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