Who doesn't know him, the Gallic chief Vercingetorix, who is on the second page of every Asterix booklet. It is almost a must to visit this historical place.
This rock theater was created in the late 1940s in an old quarry above Alise-Sainte-Reine, mostly by German prisoners of war. It was inaugurated on June 7, 1946, in front …
After being conquered by Caesar, Alesia became a Gallo-Roman town. It featured a town centre with monumental buildings such as temples and a forum and there was also a theatre. Here there are the remains of the Gallo Roman town.
Alise-Ste-Reine is considered the Alesia, where in 52 BC the decisive battle between the Roman army under Caesar and the Gauls under Vercingetorix took place. After six weeks of siege, …