Oppidum of Ambrussum

Park in the designated car park.

(S/E) Walk to the museum, which marks the start of the route. Each ruin is explained on numbered information boards. Start with number 1, which describes the coaching inn, then continue along the path until you reach a junction.

(1) Turn onto the path leading uphill to the right until you come to an ancient Roman road with clearly visible cart-wheel ruts.

(2) Take this track, which continues to climb until you reach a junction.

(3) Take a path on the right which then curves to the left.

(4) At the junction, take a short detour to the left to explore the remains of a Roman house, then further on the ruins of a watchtower and the viewpoint overlooking the heath. Return to the starting point of the detour.

(4) Continue along the path until you come across more Roman houses.
Head towards the rampart and the metal staircase leading over it. Walk along the base of the rampart; the fortification has been partially restored. The path reaches the heath and turns right. Further on, at a junction, turn left. Follow this main path until you see the sign marking the exit from the archaeological site.

(5) Follow the path which climbs to the left. Explore the remains of the forum and return to the junction of paths from the outward journey.

(3) Head back down to the fork in the Roman road.

(2) Turn right onto the path leading down to the River Vidourle. Admire the Ambroix Bridge, the last remaining arch of a bridge that once had eleven arches in Roman times. Return to the path and the museum.

(1) Visit the museum (free of charge) and return to the car park (S/E).

The walking time should be extended to allow time to read the fifteen information boards and explore the ruins.