Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Nimes, France
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5.7 km
82 m
Explore Nimes in France with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in NimesIndividual Sights in NimesSight 1: Musée de la Romanité
Musée de la Romanité is an archeological museum in the French city of Nîmes, opened on 2 June 2018.
Sight 2: Arena of Nimes
The Arena of Nîmes is a Roman amphitheatre in Nîmes, southern France. Built around 100 CE, shortly after the Colosseum of Rome, it is one of the best-preserved Roman amphitheatres in the world. It is 133 metres (436 ft) long and 101 metres (331 ft) wide, with an arena measuring 68 by 38 metres. The outer facade is 21 metres (69 ft) high with two storeys of 60 arcades. It is among the 20 largest Roman amphitheatres of the 400 in existence. In Roman times, the building could hold 24,000 spectators, who were spread over 34 tiers of terraces divided into four self-contained zones or maeniana.
Sight 3: Hôtel de Brueys
The Hôtel de Brueys, also known as the Hôtel André or Hôtel d'Aubais, and more rarely the Hôtel de Fabrique, is a civil building in the city of Nîmes, in the Gard department and the Languedoc-Roussillon region. Partially listed as a historical monument in 1964, it has been fully listed since 2012.
Sight 4: Hôtel Villard
The Hôtel Villard, or de Villard, is a civil building in the city of Nîmes, in the Gard department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. It has been listed as a historical monument since 1964.
Sight 5: Hôtel de Fontfroide
The Hôtel de Fontfroide is a civil building in the city of Nîmes, in the Gard department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. It has been listed as a historical monument since 1949.
Sight 6: Hôtel Meynier de Salinelles
The Hôtel Boudon, also known as the Hôtel Meynier de Salinelles, is a civil building in the city of Nîmes, in the Gard department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. It has been listed as a historical monument since 2004.
Sight 7: Hôtel Novi de Caveirac ou Chouleur
The Hôtel Novi de Caveirac, also known as the Hôtel Chouleur, is a civil building in the city of Nîmes, in the Gard department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. It has been classified as a historical monument since 2004.
Sight 8: Château Fadaise
The Château Fadaise is a civil building in the city of Nîmes, in the Gard department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. It has been listed as a historical monument since 1964.
Sight 9: Carré d'Art
The Carré d'art at Nîmes in southern France houses a museum of contemporary art and the city's municipal library. Constructed of glass, concrete and steel, it faces the Maison carrée, a perfectly preserved Roman temple that dates from the very beginning of the 1st century AD. In 1984, twelve architects, including Frank Gehry, Jean Nouvel and César Pelli, were invited to submit proposals for the museum. A design by the British architect Norman Foster was selected, and the building was opened in May 1993.
Sight 10: Maison Carrée
The Maison carrée is an ancient Roman temple in Nîmes, southern France; it is one of the best-preserved Roman temples to survive in the territory of the former Roman Empire. It is a mid-sized Augustan provincial temple of the Imperial cult, a caesareum.
Sight 11: Hôtel de Possac
The Hôtel de Possac is a civil building in the city of Nîmes, in the Gard department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. The wrought iron stair railing in its inner courtyard has been listed as a historical monument since 1964.
Sight 12: Chapelle Sainte-Eugénie
The Chapel of Sainte-Eugénie is a Roman Catholic chapel in the Gard department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France. It has been listed as a historical monument since 2009.
Sight 13: Hôtel de Régis
The Hôtel de Régis is a private mansion in the city of Nîmes, in the Gard department and the Languedoc-Roussillon region. It has been listed as a historical monument since 1975.
Sight 14: Cathédrale Notre-Dame et Saint-Castor
Nîmes Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in Nîmes, France. The cathedral is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary and to the local Saint Castor of Apt.
Sight 15: Hôtel de Balincourt
The Hôtel de Balincourt is a civil building in the city of Nîmes, in the Gard department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. This building has been listed as a historical monument since 1964.
Sight 16: Hôtel de Lagorce
The Lagorce hotel is a civil building in the city of Nîmes, in the Gard department and the Languedoc-Roussillon region. It has been registered as a historic monument since 1964.
Sight 17: Castellum aquae
The castellum divisorium, or castellum aquae, is a Roman monument built in the 1st century in Nîmes, Gard.
Sight 18: Les Jardins de la Fontaine
The Jardins de la Fontaine are a public park located in Nîmes, in the Gard. They are developed around the original Nîmes source, already revered by the peoples prior to the arrival of the Romans. The source of the fountain is also at the origin of the creation of the agglomeration several centuries before the Gallo-Roman period. The architectural organization of the gardens also highlights two major ancient monuments of the city, the Diane temple and the Magne tower.
Sight 19: Maison de Paul Rabaut
Paul Rabaut's house is a building located in Nîmes — in the Gard department and the Languedoc-Roussillon region — which owes its name to the pastor of the Church of the Desert Paul Rabaut who owned it in the eighteenth century. In 2001, the house was listed as a historical monument.
Sight 20: Cimetière Protestant
The Protestant Cemetery is a religious building in the city of Nîmes, in the Gard department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. The oldest Protestant collective cemetery in France, it contains nearly 6,000 graves, including 2,720 "active" and several Nîmes notorieties.
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