Places in Nîmes
The 62 places in the guide, by type. Numbers refer to the map.
Off the map: 13. Uzès, 22. Pont du Gard, 41. Aigues-Mortes, 55. Le Colisée, by Kishō Kurokawa, 58. Paloma, contemporary music venue, 60. Stade des Costières
Squares and streets
1Esplanade Charles-de-Gaulle
Here you are on the Esplanade Charles-de-Gaulle, between the railway station and the Arena, at the end of avenue Feuchères.
15 min2Pradier Fountain
Here you are in front of the Pradier fountain, in the centre of the Esplanade Charles-de-Gaulle.
10 min3Nîmes-Centre Station
Welcome to Nîmes.
5 min4The Écusson
You are in the Écusson, the historic centre of Nîmes.
40 min5Place aux Herbes
You are now on the Place aux Herbes, in front of the cathedral.
10 min6Place de la Salamandre
You are now on the Place de la Salamandre, a small square in the Écusson dominated by a large facade: that of the Hôtel de Chazel, at number 6.
5 min7Place de l’Horloge
You are on the place de l’Horloge, in the heart of the Écusson.
10 min8Place du Marché
You are on the place du Marché, a small square in the Écusson lined with café terraces.
10 min9Place d’Assas
You are on the place d’Assas, on the western edge of the Écusson, on boulevard Victor-Hugo.
10 min10Rue de l’Aspic
You are now in Rue de l’Aspic, in the old merchant quarter of Les Garrigues.
15 min11Rue de la Madeleine
You are now in Rue de la Madeleine, a stone’s throw from the cathedral.
10 min12Square Antonin
Here you are in Square Antonin, in the north-west of the Écusson, where boulevard Alphonse-Daudet, the Quais de la Fontaine and rue Auguste meet.
10 min13Uzès
Here you are in Uzès, 25 kilometres from Nîmes, which you can reach by car or by liO network coach.
180 min
Monuments
14Hôtel Novi de Caveirac
You are now in front of the Hôtel Novi de Caveirac, at 4 bis and 6 Rue Fresque, in the Écusson.
10 min15Hôtel Rivet
You are now at 10 Grand’Rue, in front of the Hôtel Rivet.
10 min16Hôtel de Bernis
You are on rue de Bernis, in front of the Hôtel de Bernis, one of the oldest mansions in Nîmes.
10 min17Town Hall
You are in front of the town hall of Nîmes, between the place de l’Hôtel de Ville and rue de la Trésorerie.
15 min18Lycée Alphonse-Daudet
Here you are on boulevard Victor-Hugo, in front of the Lycée Alphonse-Daudet, a secondary school.
10 min19Maison Carrée
Here you are in front of the Maison Carrée, a Roman temple built during the reign of Augustus and completed around the years 2 and 3 AD.
30 min20Romanesque House
You are at number 1 rue de la Madeleine, a stone’s throw from the cathedral, in front of the Romanesque house.
10 min21Law Courts
Here you are in front of the Nîmes law courts, the Palais de justice, whose colonnade overlooks the Esplanade Charles-de-Gaulle, very close to the Arena.
10 min22Pont du Gard
Here you are in front of the Pont du Gard, which you can reach from the city by car or by liO network coach.
180 min23Temple of Diana
Here you are in front of the Temple of Diana, in the Jardins de la Fontaine.
15 min24Théâtre Bernadette-Lafont
You are now on Place de la Calade, in front of the Théâtre de Nîmes Bernadette-Lafont.
10 min
Gardens
25Avenue Feuchères
Here you are on avenue Feuchères, the grand avenue linking the station to the Esplanade Charles-de-Gaulle.
10 min26Avenue Jean-Jaurès
Here you are on avenue Jean-Jaurès, which the people of Nîmes often call les allées Jaurès.
20 min27Boulevards Victor-Hugo and Gambetta
You are now on the grand boulevards that encircle the Écusson, the old heart of Nîmes.
10 min28Protestant Cemetery of Nîmes
You are now at the entrance to the Protestant cemetery, at 17 bis Avenue du Pasteur-Paul-Brunel, the old road to Alès.
20 min29Archaeological garden, Musée de la Romanité
You are now in the archaeological garden of the Museum of Roman History, the Musée de la Romanité, opposite the Arena.
15 min30Jardins de la Fontaine
Here you are in the Jardins de la Fontaine, around the spring that gave birth to Nîmes.
45 min31Quai de la Fontaine
You are on the quai de la Fontaine, alongside the canal that flows from the Jardins de la Fontaine.
20 min32Square de la Couronne
You are now in the Square de la Couronne, at the eastern corner of the Écusson, between Boulevard Amiral-Courbet and the esplanade.
10 min
Churches and chapels
33Nîmes Cathedral
You are on the place aux Herbes, in front of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Castor, seat of the diocese of Nîmes, Uzès and Alès.
20 min34Jesuit Chapel
You are in front of the Jesuit Chapel, at 17 Grand’Rue.
15 min35Grand Temple
Here you are in front of the Grand Temple, between boulevard Amiral-Courbet and Place du Grand-Temple.
15 min36Temple de l’Oratoire
You are now in front of the Temple de l’Oratoire.
10 min37Church of Saint-Baudile
You are in front of the church of Saint-Baudile, on the place Gabriel-Péri.
15 min38Église Saint-Charles
You are now in front of the Church of Saint-Charles, on Boulevard Gambetta.
10 min39Church of Saint-Paul
You are in front of the church of Saint-Paul, on rue de la Porte de France, at the edge of the Écusson.
15 min40Church of Sainte-Perpétue
Here you are in front of the church of Saint Perpetua and Saint Felicity, on the edge of the Esplanade Charles-de-Gaulle.
15 min
Walls and towers
41Aigues-Mortes
Here you are at the foot of the Tour de Constance, in Aigues-Mortes, a fortified town in the Camargue that you can reach from Nîmes by TER regional train, on the line towards Le Grau-du-Roi.
180 min42Castellum aquae
Here you are in front of the castellum aquae, on rue de la Lampèze.
10 min43Roman walls (remains)
You are now on the line of the Roman walls of Nîmes.
10 min44Fort Vauban
You are now standing in front of Fort Vauban.
15 min45Porte d’Auguste
Here you are in front of the Porte d’Auguste, the Gate of Augustus, built around 16 BC during the reign of Augustus.
10 min46Porte de France
You are standing in front of the Porte de France, a Roman gate built in the first century before Christ.
10 min47Tour Magne
Here you are in front of the Tour Magne, at the top of Mont Cavalier.
30 min
Museums
48Carré d’Art
Here you are in front of the Carré d’Art, facing the Maison Carrée.
45 min49Musée de la Romanité
Here you are in front of the Museum of Roman History, the Musée de la Romanité, facing the Arena.
90 min50Fine Arts Museum
You are in front of the Fine Arts Museum of Nîmes, the Musée des Beaux-Arts, on rue de la Cité Foulc, about a hundred metres from the Arena.
60 min51Museum of Bullfighting Cultures
Here you are at the Museum of Bullfighting Cultures, the Musée des Cultures taurines, at 6 rue Alexandre-Ducros, very close to the Arena.
40 min52Musée du Vieux Nîmes
You are in front of the Museum of Old Nîmes, the Musée du Vieux Nîmes, on the place aux Herbes, right next to the cathedral.
45 min53Natural History Museum
You are in front of the Museum of Natural History and Prehistory of Nîmes, at 13 boulevard Amiral-Courbet.
45 min54Planetarium
You are at the Planetarium of Nîmes, on avenue Péladan, on the hill of Mont Duplan.
60 min
Viewpoints
55Le Colisée, by Kishō Kurokawa
You are now in front of the Colisée, a round complex of offices, homes and shops, on Rue du Colisée, in the south of the town.
10 min56Mont Duplan
Here you are in the Mont Duplan garden, on one of the hills of Nîmes.
30 min57Nemausus, by Jean Nouvel
Here you are in front of Nemausus, a pair of social housing blocks designed by the architect Jean Nouvel in the south of Nîmes, in 1986.
15 min58Paloma, contemporary music venue
You are now in front of Paloma, the contemporary music venue of Nîmes Métropole, at 250 Chemin de l’Aérodrome, on the east side of the town.
10 min