This is a nice little park. There are several benches and people have lunch in the park. On one…read moreside, you can walk to one side to see the old Roman theater through the metal fencing. The park is kind of on a slope, I guess it's mainly used as a passageway for people to walk through. There isn't a lot of grassy space for kids to run around in on the side near the Roman theater. There is a little playground on the other side of the main walkway up to the old city. The main walkway also has a small pool of water. It looks cool from a distance, but look closer and it looks very polluted. There is ice cream and restaurants a little further down the street. This is kind of the only greenery in the area though, so I guess people get their lunch to go and eat in the park. Don't miss one of the Van Gogh easels in the lower part of the park next to the locked gate.

a little busy with tour groups but absolutely beautiful and well worth the visit especially in the…read moreoff season (fall/spring, maybe not winter because the plants probably won't be there)

We came in the morning around 10am, very quiet. We pretty much had the garden to ourselves. A very…read morenice stop to see and feel how Van Gogh painted.

This arena is 20 largest in the world. It is one of the complete ancient arena I have seen. The…read morewall connected to arena was constructed with 80 towers, 10 gates, 7 feet wall thickness and 6 kilometer long to surround the city of Nimes. It is the largest in Roman Gaul. The arena now is using for special event, bull fighting, and more. The arena has museum sections that display the gladiator weapons and outfits. It also show the bull fighter outfit and famous bull fighters. The visit to arena take 1.5 hours. Parking garage below ground is near by.

Twas a magnificent dive into Roman era Nîmes. The audio guide is a bit screwy though altogether a…read morefascinating revisit into what was and what is

Worthwhile historic stop to marvel at Roman engineering 2000 years ago. Pay to park, but no need…read morefor tickets if you just want to walk down to the bridge and / or picnic. A view cafe is located at the base of the hill. Numerous swimming holes are available along the river.

This place is nothing short of incredible! It's amazing to see something back home (in Washington…read morestate) that's over a hundred years old and we get really excited about a tree that's 300-400 years old. This structure has been around for 2 millennia and remains structurally sound - I feel like if they could get a waterway to stand for 2000 years, we should be able to figure out how to make a roof last more than 10 years! We opted for a group tour and despite not speaking French (our friends did) we learned a lot via those who could translate for us! The aqueduct traveled nearly 30 miles and only fell 35 feet from top to bottom. It also went out of commission in 500 AD due to calcium build up in the channel. The tour takes you through the actual waterway up top and provided some unparalleled views. We went on a cloudy day and I can only imagine how amazing this thing must have looked two thousand years ago on a sunny day. I can imagine it looks incredible in a sunny day today! If you have a chance to go here, you should do it. It's incredible from an engineering, history and general interest perspective!

We drove through the Camargue National Park from Arles to Montpellier…read more We saw the white horses, pink flamingos, and some bulls. If you have the time to make it a day trip I'm sure you'd see more wildlife, but we were satisfied with a quick transit trip.