So this might be the most strange and usually city in France. Nimes, located in the southern part of France is known for having some of the best complete Roman architecture in the world.
As soon as we got off the train you can tell Nimes as a different atmosphere to it. Clean streets and full of history. We imminently found ourselves staring at the ancient Roman Coliseum. Build over 2000 years ago and would hold up to 24000 people. Which is insane to think about. It's completely intact and without question the highlight of the city.
Not to be outdone though there's quite a lot of other unique and interesting things to do in Nimes, France. Next is the Maison Carree. Another 2000 year old building and one of the best in tact Roman temple in the world. Stunning and definitely something you need to walk to and see.
One of the great things about Nimes is just how walkable and access able everything in the city is. We walked along the waterways to Jardin de la Fontaine. One of the most beautiful parks i've ever been to in France. You can see the influence of Roman that was built into the park. I just wish they put some of the history signs in english...
Beyond that you can also enter the temple of Diane. A free to enter and old torn down Roman temple that's excepted to have been the library.
From there we walked further uphill in the Jardin de la Fontaine and found ourselves at the old Roman lookout. Tour Magne. From here you can visit the small museum and walk up to the viewpoint taking in all of Nimes.
For anything else I should visit next time i'm in Nimes, France leave it in the comment section below!
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