| Nîmes | ||
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| State | France | |
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| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon | |
| Altitude | From 21 to 215 m a.s.l. | |
| Inhabitants | 144.092 (2006) | |
| Name inhabitants | Nîmoise, Nîmois (in French) | |
| Prefix tel | 33 466 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 30000 and 30900 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
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Nîmes is a city in the region Languedoc-Roussillon.
To know
Known in Roman times as Nemausus, Nîmes is famous for its amphitheater erected at the time of Augustus and which has survived to this day in perfect condition. The city is affected by the atmosphere of neighboring Spain and today the Roman arena is the scene of bullfights. In conjunction with the bullfighting, the streets of Nîmes come alive with music and dance and are filled with bodegas where you can taste the sangría.
How to orient yourself
Nîmes - Ècusson: full screen map.How to get
By plane
- 1 Nîmes Garons Airport. Nîmes has a small airport at the center of an investigation by the European Commission for the use of EU funds. The majority of flights are operated by Ryanair (London, Nottingham, Liverpool, Brussels, Fès).
On the train
- 2 Railway station (Gare de Nîmes). Station served by French high-speed trains (TGV) from Paris, Brussels and directed to Montpellier/Perpignan. Also served by Spanish high-speed trains (AVE) coming from Lyon is Marseille and directed respectively to Barcelona-Sants and Madrid-Atocha
By bus
- 3 Bus Station (Gare Routière), Place de l'Onu (next to the train station).
How to get around
What see
Arènes de Nîmes
Maison Carrée
- 1 Musée des Beaux-Arts (Fine Arts Museum), Rue de la Cite Foulc, ☎ 33 0466 67 38 21, fax: 33 0466 21 29 97.
2 Arènes de Nîmes (Roman amphitheater), Boulevard des Arènes. - 3 Musée des Cultures Taurines, 6 Rue Alexandre Ducros, ☎ 33 0466 36 83 77.
- 4 Maison Carrée, place de la Maison-Carrée (Boulevard Victor Hugo at the corner of rue du Général Perrier).
Church of S. Paolo
Jardins de la Fontaine
- 5 Église Saint-Paul.
- Jardins de la Fontaine.
- 6 Église Sainte-Perpétue et Sainte-Félicité.
- 7 Musée du Vieux Nîmes (Museum of old Nîmes), Place aux Herbes (near the cathedral), ☎ 33 0466 767370, fax: 33 0466 767371.
- 8 [link not working]Carré d'Art, 16 Rue de la Maison Carrée.
Tour Magne
Cathedral
- 9 Tour Magne, Jardins de la Fontaine.
- 10 Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Castor.
Nîmes - Temple of Diana
- 11 Temple de Diane, Quai Georges Clemenceau.
- 12 Archéologique Museum, 13 Boulevard de l'Amiral Courbet.
- 13 Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, 13 Boulevard Amiral Courbet, ☎ 33 0466 76 73 45.
Events and parties
What to do
Shopping
How to have fun
Where to eat
Where stay
Safety
How to keep in touch
Around
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Bridge of the Gard
- 14 Bridge of the Gard (Pont du Gard). A masterpiece of Roman engineering, the bridge-aqueduct is 22 km north-east of Nîmes and can be reached by car in about half an hour.
