The 'Pearl of Provence' - Arles was the capital of Gaul, Spain and Britain in Roman times! This little street is near the Roman amphitheatre. LS Lowry would have loved it - reminds me of one he drew in Stockport! (Bet that's the first time Arles has been compared with Stockport ;0)
More about Van Gogh in Arles here:
farewellvangogh.blogsome.com/