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Nimes’s famous Roman
amphitheatre, the scene of
concerts and bullfights

3 centred on the source of a
spring. They named the town
NÎMES Nemausus, after their river
god. In the 18th century,

gardens were con structed;
! E6 ⌂ Gard k 9 km (5.5 miles) SE of Nîmes £ Blvd beautifully elegant formal
Talabot @ Rue St Félicité n Blvd des Arenes; nimes- today a net work of limpid
tourisme.com pools and cool stone terraces
remains. High above the Les Jardins de la Fontaine B O U L E V A R D G A M B E T T A
An important crossroads in the ancient world, Nîmes garden on Mont Cavalier is (Tour Magne) PLACE DE LA BLVD E. SAINTENAC
BOUQUERIE
is known for its Roman antiquities such as the amphi­ the octag onal Tour Magne; 500m (550 yd) RUE DU BAT D’ARGENT PLACE DU CHÂTEAU Église
R U E T R A J AN
theatre, the best preserved of its kind. The city is also once a key part of the Roman SQUARE RUE DE L’AGAU RUE GUIZOT RUE DES HALLES RUE DES LOMBARDS RUE NATIONALE Porte St-Baudie
RUE CO NDÉ
renowned for innovative architecture, from a Philippe walls, this striking tower now QU AI DE L A FO NTAI NE ANTONIN RUE DU GRAND COUVENT RUE DES ORANGERS d’Auguste RU E PI ERRE RUE DE L’ÉCLUSE
SEMARD
Starck­designed bus stop to a glittering arts complex. offers a great view over the QUAI D E L A FO N TAI NE RUE LITTRÉ Grand
Temple
city. For guided tours of RUE AUGUSTE R U E G E N E R A L P E R R I E R ST-CASTOR RUE CURATERIE
B LV
RUE
Cathédrale
the gardens book ahead RUE BOISSIER RUE DE L'HORLOGE Notre-Dame R U E SEGUIE
et St-Castor
1 A short stroll from the cathe- at the tourist office. R UE GR ÉT RY Carré d’Art Maison PLACE DE PLACE DU GRAND’RUE
CHAPITRE
dral is a Roman gate, the Porte
RUE POISE
PLACE D’ASSAS D DAU D E T
Musée du
Cathédrale Notre- Auguste, once part of one of Carrée LA CALADE Vieux Nîmes Musée RUE COLBERT RUE DE L’ÉCLUSE R
Dame-et-St-Castor the longest city walls in Gaul. TOP ROMAN RUE DES CHA S SA INTES CARRÉE RUE DE RUE DE LA MADELEINE RUE D U C H AP ITRE d'Histoire BOULEVARD AMIRAL COURBET RU E ROU SSY PLACE DE
BERNIS
LA MAISON
Several of its original arches 3 RUE DE R. DORÉE Naturelle L’ÉCLUSE
⌂ Place aux Herbes SITES PLACE DE LA RUE FRESQUE R U E D E L'A S P I C Hôtel RUE DES GREFFES R U E N O T R E - D A M E
MADELAINE
# 11am–6pm Mon, Wed– are still standing. RUE FE R NAND P E LLOU T IE R RUE GODIN Église RUE DE L'ETOILE de Ville PLACE DE LA SQ DE LA
Fri, 9am–6pm Sat & Sun Maison Carré St-Paul PLACE DE RUE DES SALAMANDRE COURONNE AV E N U E C A M O T
∑ cathedrale-nimes.fr One of the world’s best RU E BENOI T M ALO N RUE MA RES CHA L RUE TEDENAT B L V D V I C T O R - H U G O PLACE DU L’HÔTEL DE CHAPELIERS
VILLE
MARCHÉ
BLVD DE LA LIBERATION
Built in 1096, the Romanesque 2 ' preserved pre-Christian R U E É M I L E J A M A I S R U E P O R T E D E F R A N C E ARENES Palais de DU LOUV RE
Roman buildings.
P ETI TE RUE
RUE DES
R U E R É G A L E
Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-St- Les Jardins de Justice R U E M O N J A R D I N
Castor was badly damaged la Fontaine Les Arènes RU E ST- MATHIE U B O U L EVARD D E S A R È N E S BLVD DE PRAGUE
Les Arènes
Esplanade
during the Wars of Religion in (Tour Magne) The huge oval arena RUE DELON-SOUBEYRON R UE BIG OT (L’Amphithéâtre) Charles de Gaulle RUE ROU SSY
the 16th-century and was ⌂ Quai de la Fontaine seated 20,000 in its RUE DU BEC-DE-LIEVRE RUE DU LA PITIE
PLACE
almost completely rebuilt § 04 66 21 82 56 # 7:30am– Roman heyday. RUE ÉMILE ZOLA RU E BIG OT R UE JEAN-REBOUL DES ARÈNES SQUARE DU R U E P R A D I E R
BLVD DE BRUXELLES
during the 19th. Despite its 6:30pm daily (to 8pm Mar & PLACE DE 11 NOVEMBRE
Musée de
PLACE DE
turbulent history, this impos- Sep; to 10pm Apr–Aug) Tour Magne R U E E R N E S T R E N A N LA PLACETTE RUE HUGUES CAPET L’ORATOIRE la Romanité AVENU R UE D E LA S ER IE
ing cathedral still retains a Enjoy fabulous views R U E D E I ’ H O T E L - D I E U RU E PO RT E D E FR A N C E RUE
Romanesque frieze, depicting When the Romans arrived in from this bastion. RUE B. MALON RUE LOUIS LAGET R U E D E L A R E P U B L I Q U E RUE DE LA CITE BRIDAINE RUE JEANNE D’ARC
AVENUE FEUCHERES
Old Testament scenes, on the Nîmes, they found a town
upper part of its façade. established by the Gauls, RUE DU MAIL R U E D A G O B E R T RUE DU MAIL RUE CART Musée des RUE BERNARD ATON E FEUCHERES
0 metres 200 N R. RUFFI Beaux-Arts RUE BRICONNET PLACE DU RUE RAYMIND MARC Gare de Nîmes
GUESCLIN
PLACE RUE BOURDALOUE Gare Routiére
476 0 yards 200 MONTCALM de Nîmes
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