Nimes

Nimes is a lovely old town. We found parking not far from a very well preserved Roman arena which is still in use today - especially for the French version of bullfighting in which the bull is not killed.

A few minutes walk away, is another oddity, the magnificent and compact ‘Maison Carreé’. This is actually an original Roman temple in excellent condition, dedicated to the grandchildren of Augustus. It has remained in use during its entire history, hence the reason for its good condition. If all you have ever seen are the ruins of a Roman Temple this one is worth a visit if for no other reason than to enable you to really visualise what the ruins looked like before the ravages of the centuries took hold.

Just imagine the house or apartment building you live in today and speculate on how well it could stand up to being over a thousand years old!

To have a look at what you are in for before going there, take a look at Nimes and Maison Carreé

Er . . . . you DO speak French of course?