Nimes City Info

Nimes map is 708km south of Paris, and 43km west of Avignon. Nîmes, the city derives its name from Nemausus ‘From the source’, is a great place to view some of the world's finest Roman remains. In the nimes history city grew to prominence during the reign of Caesar Augustus (27 B.C. to A.D. 14). Today it is one of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters in the world and a near-perfect Roman temple. The nimes city has a population of 135,000 which is more like a Province than Languedoc. Nimes france has a touch of Pamplona (Spain) here in the festivals of the corridas (bullfights) at the arena. The Spanish image is even stronger at night, when the bodegas fill, usually with students drinking sangría and listening to the sounds of flamenco.
Nimes history is more than 2000 years old. There’s two thousand years of history, architecture, art and passions in the nimes city. One can wander around the streets to fell the Roman atmosphere. Nimes contemporary art goes hand in hand with history. In Nimes france, everything comes from the Spring, from its mysterious god that the Romans called Nemausus to the art and history. The sacred heart of nimes for centuries, the origin of the first invasions and of the first monuments, all has the influence of spring.

Nimes france is also known as the city of builders. The best examples are the Maison Carrée and Carré d’Art standing opposite each other, with the Roman stone reflecting in the glass. Nimes has acquired an exceptional history and personality founded on the print left by Rome. Contemporary architecture is everywhere in Nimes.