Nimes Tours and Attractions, France

Roman Sites Small Group Day Trip from Avignon Online Reservations From Avignon On this Roman Sites and Historical Places tour you will visit the villages of Nimes and Uzes as well as the famous Pont du Gard. Today, your first stop is the great city of Nimes, known for its arts and prestigious Roman past. See the antique buildings including a visit inside the ampitheatre, the Maison Carree (one of the best preserved temples in the Roman world), the Augustus's gate and the Castellum. Continue to the charming city of Uzes, set in the garrigues countryside. A ducal seat, a bishopric and consular seat, Uzes has preserved its lay-out as a medieval stronghold, embellished in the 17th and 18th centuries.

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See the Place aux Herbes (picturesque square), the episcopal palace, the ducal palace, the Fenestrelle tower and the Cathedral.

Outside of Uzes is the catchment area of the Roman aqueduct (Pont du Gard) that brought spring water to Nimes.

Visit of the famous Pont du Gard , amazing vestige of a 1st century Roman aqueduct and protected by the UNESCO.

Nimes' disjointed political and cultural history has the makings of a Hollywood spectacular of restless possessions.

Founded by the Greeks, Nimes became a major Roman outpost and was pillaged by Visigoths and Vandals (5th century A.D.).

It was administered by Saracens until 737, controlled by the House of Toulouse during the 10th century, and finally assimilated into France in 1229.

Attractively situated at the base of the Cevennes mountains, Nimes sports an active textile industry, especially silk. Its name "de Nimes" gave birth to the synonym, denim, for jeans.

Nimes (Languedoc-Roussillon) Pop: 150,000

Nimes attractions

The Perrier Water Bottling Plant

Provence Driving Tour

Aven Grotte des Lauriers (prehistoric site)

The Roman Ampitheatre dating from the 1st century A.D.

Castellum Divisorium

Esplanade de Gaulle

Gypsy/Jazz Festivals of Nimes (annually in July)

Fontaine Gardens

Maison Carree

Musee Archeologique

Ete de Nimes (annually in July and August)

Tour Magne,Notre-Dame et St Castor

Temple de Diane

Porte d'Arles (Porte d'Auguste)

Musee de Beaux-Arts.