Vienne, France: Antique Theater

In about 25 years, this theater will celebrates its 2,000th birthday. I hope it has a nice party in its honor, because it deserves one. This once held as many as 11,000 Romans when it was built back then.

The Antique Theater was excavated from 1908 to 1938 in Vienne. Officials there decided to put it to good use again, and it is a working performance area to this day. A jazz festival started on the site a little less than 40 years ago.You can pick up a nifty t-shirt from the festival located at the tourist office on the riverfront.

The setting is magnificent. The theater is carved out of the hill behind it to the drop is steep and the views are excellent. For a couple of Euros, tourists can enter the area and take a look. Construction was underway on the seating areas while we were there, so we could only stand on the stage. Even so, that alone was well worth the price of admission.

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