Map and 62 places
Arena, Maison Carrée, Jardins de la Fontaine, Tour Magne: every place has its page, usual opening hours and exact spot on the map.
Audio walking guide to Nîmes
From the Arena to the Maison Carrée and the Jardins de la Fontaine, 62 narrated places, 11 walks and a map that guides you step by step. On iPhone and iPad.
The app
Arena, Maison Carrée, Jardins de la Fontaine, Tour Magne: every place has its page, usual opening hours and exact spot on the map.
French, English, Spanish, German and Italian, to listen to as you walk, with automatic playback when you arrive at each place.
The essentials in a few minutes, or the full story with key dates, sources and long audio. You choose the level of detail.
11 ready made walks, or an itinerary built around your time, your interests, your pace and your starting point.
Save the places that catch your eye and put them together into a route of your own, to follow on the map.
Roman Days, Pentecost Feria, Festival de Nîmes, Grape Harvest Feria: the year's calendar with upcoming dates.
Stamp the places you visit, take on the challenges and pass the quizzes. Ten places and ten quizzes make you an honorary citizen of Nemausus.
Texts, audio and photos live inside the app. The detailed map needs a connection; offline, a simplified map takes over.
Preview
Excerpts from the app's commentary. 50 more are waiting for you on site.
The Arena is home to a small snail, the Roman door snail, found nowhere else in France and probably brought from Italy with the building stones.
The vanished inscription on the façade was recovered in 1758 solely thanks to the holes where the bronze letters were once fixed.
The Jardins de la Fontaine are among the first public gardens in Europe.
The Roman tower encloses an older Gallic tower, 18 metres high.
The museum's two large mosaics were discovered in Nîmes as recently as 2006 and 2007.
In that 1984 competition, Norman Foster won against Jean Nouvel and Frank Gehry.
The name Temple of Diana rests on no archaeological or historical evidence.
The position of the two vanished towers is traced on the ground by circles of flat stones.
The present doorway was opened in 1822 to let through the canopy of the Duchess of Angoulême during her visit.
In the fountain, the crocodile has broken its chain and is no longer tied to its palm tree, unlike on the coat of arms.
All the water from the Pont du Gard ended up here, in a basin only 6 metres across.
Over more than 50 kilometres, the aqueduct drops only 12.6 metres, about 25 centimetres per kilometre.
All year round
mid-January
Organised by the City, the festival held its 36th edition in 2026. Performances take place at the Théâtre de Nîmes, with events at the Carré d'Art, the Musée des Beaux-Arts and the Musée de la Romanité. An Off festival offers evenings, workshops and exhibitions.
late April
Presented as the largest historical re-enactment of Antiquity in Europe, the event brings together more than 500 re-enactors in the Arènes. Activities and a Gallo-Roman village also fill the city centre.
Whitsun weekend
Founded in 1952, it is one of the largest ferias in France, with more than a million visitors expected. Abrivados, corridas, concerts, bodegas and a paella competition liven up the city for five days.
from June to late July
Since 1997, the festival has taken over the Arènes every summer for a series of concerts. It will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2027.
every Thursday evening in July and August
Every Thursday evening in summer, concerts, activities and night markets fill the squares of the centre. The 2026 edition was the 32nd.
mid-September
The second feria of the year, it celebrates Camargue traditions, equestrian culture and the grape harvest over four days. Corridas, equestrian shows, parades and the ban des Vendanges punctuate the programme.
third weekend of September
All over France, heritage sites open their doors with tours and activities. The 2026 edition was the 43rd.
from late November to early January
For the 2025 festive season, the City offered lights, chalets and fairground rides on the esplanade, a big wheel at the Arènes, an ice rink and projections on the monuments. A Christmas market of around twenty stalls was held on place Mère-Teresa, in front of the Musée du Vieux Nîmes.
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On iPhone and iPad. The layout adapts to the iPad screen, handy for planning the visit as a family.
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Each page shows whether the place is wheelchair accessible, along with practical information: usual hours, suggested duration and best time.