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A wide-angle view of the Arènes de Nîmes, showing its two-tiered Roman amphitheater façade with arched openings, set against a cloudy sky, with a paved plaza in the foreground and bare trees to the left.

Nimes, Languedoc-Roussillon

Arènes de Nîmes

Best-preserved Roman amphitheatre in the world
A low-angle photograph of the Maison Carrée, a rectangular Roman temple with Corinthian columns and a high podium, situated in a paved public square with modern buildings and a cloudy sky in the background.

Nimes, Languedoc-Roussillon

Maison Carrée

Best-preserved Roman temple, continuous use since 11th ce...
A museum interior display featuring a large square Roman mosaic with a central Medusa head and geometric border, mounted above a glass vitrine containing various Roman stone and terracotta sculptural fragments including heads and busts.

Nimes, Languedoc-Roussillon

Musée de la Romanité

Contemporary museum showcasing 5,000 Roman artifacts

Free

An outdoor market with numerous white umbrellas and stalls set up on a paved square, with classical European-style buildings in the background and people browsing.

Nimes, Languedoc-Roussillon

Place de la Maison Carrée

Best-preserved Roman temple, built 10 BC-4 AD
A large, two-tiered Roman amphitheater with arched openings, situated in a paved public square with bare trees and pedestrians.

Nimes, Languedoc-Roussillon

Théâtre Antique

1st-century Roman theater with intact stage wall

From €9.50

The image shows the ancient Roman temple known as the Maison Carrée in Nîmes, France, with its distinctive Corinthian columns and pediment, and the modern glass-fronted Carré d'Art museum building is visible in the background to the right.

Nimes, Languedoc-Roussillon

Carré d'Art

Contemporary art museum and library in Nîmes

From €6

A close-up photograph of an ornate stone architectural capital featuring acanthus leaf carvings and a central floral motif, attached to a fluted column shaft against a rough stucco wall.

Nimes, Languedoc-Roussillon

Cathédrale Saint-Castor

11th-century cathedral with Gallo-Roman sarcophagus

Free

A low-angle photograph of the weathered, octagonal stone ruins of the Tour Magne tower under a partly cloudy blue sky, with gravel ground and surrounding trees.

Nimes, Languedoc-Roussillon

Tour Magne

32m Roman tower with panoramic views

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