Things to see in Nîmes
Nîmes is a city in France, with an urban population of about 170 thousand. Below are 8 notable places within about 2 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Maison Carrée History
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.
2Amphitheater of Nîmes History
The Arena of Nîmes is a Roman amphitheatre in Nîmes, Southern France. Built around 100 AD, only about twenty years after the Colosseum of Rome, it is one of the best-preserved Roman amphitheatres in the world.
3temple of Diana Place of worship
The so-called Temple of Diana is a 1st-century ancient Roman building in Nîmes, Gard, France, built under Augustus. It is located near the gushing spring of "La Fontaine", around which was an Augusteum, a sanctuary devoted to the cult of the emperor and his family, centred on a nymphaeum.
4Nîmes Cathedral Place of worship
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.
5Carré d'art 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.
6Musée des beaux-arts de Nîmes Art
The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nîmes is the fine arts museum of Nîmes, in southern France.
7Musée de la Romanité Art
Musée de la Romanité is an archeological museum in the French city of Nîmes, opened on 2 June 2018.
8Sanctuaire de la Fontaine Place of worship
The Sanctuaire de la Fontaine is an ancient site in the city of Nîmes, France. A probable place of worship of the first human settlement around the source, this site is located today in the heart of the Jardins de la Fontaine.
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