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Tourism Nimes
Nîmes is the capital of the Gard department. The city has a rich history, dating from the Roman Empire, and it is a well-known tourist destination. It has an amazing Roman Coliseum that is the second biggest after Rome's.
The Arenas is a Roman Amphitheatre, is well preserved and hosts bull-fighting festivals in September. It was built a 100 years AD. 24,000 spectators had the possibility to seat. The Maison Carré is a beautifully preserved 1st century Roman temple.
Le Jardin de la Fontaine is the home of Nîmes other important Roman monuments, beautiful statues, temple of Diane.
The surrounding wall Roman offered by the Emperor Augustus in Nimes is one of the vastest surrounding walls of the Gaul Roman. The Door Auguste as well as the Door of France are the only still visible doors.
Attractions in Nimes
- Arenes of Nimes
- The Maison Carré
- The Magne Tower
- Museum du vieux Nîmes
- Cathédral de Saint Castor
- Museum archéologic with its columns, mosaics, sculptures
- Museum des Beaux-Arts with Flemish, Italian, French works
- 25 km from Nîmes is the Pont du Gard, ancient roman aqueduct
- Square of Art, 400 contemporary works
- Museum of the Bulfigthing and running cowboy boot
Museums and monuments to visit
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Arènes de NîmesThe Arena of Nîmes is a Roman amphitheatre located in the city centre of Nimes, in the department of the Gard. The Arena of Nîmes was built at the end of the first century after Jesus ... -
Maison CarréeThe Maison Carrée, located on the Place de la Maison Carrée in the downtown of Nîmes, is the only perfectly preserved temple dating back the Antiquity period in the world. Built in ... -
La Tour MagneThe Magne Tower offers a panoramic view of Nîmes. You can explore the city as it was in Roman times a great viewpoint. The only remnant of the ancient walls built by Augustus, stands on the ... -
Le musée du Vieux NîmesLocated in the center of the medieval town, the Museum of Old Nîmes was created in 1920 by Henri Bauquier inspiration. It tells the story of the city from the late Middle Ages. In all, about ... -
Musée des Beaux ArtsIf a museum is, above all, a collection and the presentation of works to the public, it must go much further, and with much more ambition. This is the case at the Musée des Beaux-Arts de ... -
Musée Carrée d'ArtThe Carré d'art, made of glass, concrete and steel, is built opposite the Maison Carrée, a Roman temple dating back to the beginning of the first century AD, of which it constitutes ... -
Mas des TourellesLocated in Beaucaire, this former Gallo-Roman villa dates from the Augustan period. The wine and the olive are grown between the first and second century. Today, whites, rosés and reds are ... -
Le musée du bonbon HariboThe Haribo sweet museum is located in Uzès. Its mission is to discover how the sweets are made, but also to immerse yourself in the history of the confectionery. In the first section, visitors ... -
Pont du GardThe Pont du Gard is an ancient aqueduct, a remarkable Romans work that crosses the Gard. The construction of the aqueduct by the Romans was back to the 1st century BC. The bridge has three rows of ...
A Tour to discover the Gard
- Thème : Sites and museums
- Départ : Nimes
- Durée : 6 jours
For 6 days, you will discover the Gard. You can visit many museums and castle. You know more about the history of this department which takes its name from the river that runs through it. https://blog.infotourisme.net/visiter-la-rome-francaise-que-faire-comme-activites-a-nimes/
Visit the Gard department
- Thème : Sciences and discovery
- Départ : Nimes
- Durée : 2 jours
Discover towns and cities to visit in the Gard department.
Visit towns and cities in the Gard
- Thème : Sciences and discovery
- Départ : Nimes
- Durée : 2 jours
Discover the cities of the Gard department in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon.
Discover Nîmes
- Thème : Sciences and discovery
- Départ : Nimes
- Durée : 7 jours
Several tours to discover Nîmes.
