Globetrotters enjoy bullfights and festivals in Arles, Nimes, and other cities in the South of France. The spectacles take place in Roman coliseums.
Spectators sit among stones polished since antiquity.
The sites may be ruins, but they have endured. In Verona, opera-lovers attend performances in a Roman amphitheater. Gladiators fight only in movies, but the Colosseum still draws tourists. Stadiums built today seldom last. It is not uncommon for teams to complain their playing fields are old or obsolete or lack the amenities demanded by swanky fans for whom the game itself is not enough.