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Visit Nimes: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Nimes is situated in the Gard department (Languedoc-Roussillon region) in the south of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Gard department. (General information: Nimes is 579 km from Paris and 813 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Nimes (page also includes a photo gallery for Nimes)
Popular places to visit near Nimes: these include Pont du Gard at 19 km and Uzes at 20 km. Camargue is a listed 'grand site of france' at 18km and Pont du Gard is a listed 'heritage site' at 19km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Nimes: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 3*; Nimes has a protected historical centre "secteur sauvegardé" (see also historical French towns);
Selected places to visit and attractions near Nimes, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Nimes and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Nimes
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin aquatique « Aux fleurs de l'eau (33km) : Bambouseraie de Prafrance (41km) : Parc et jardins du château de Flaugergues (44km) : Jardin du château de Brantes (45km) : Jardin de l'Alchimiste (48km) :
- National Monuments: Montmajour Abbey (28km) : Towers and fortifications of Aigues-Mortes (33km) : Fort Saint-Andre (38km) : Glanum (38km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Baux-de-Provence (36km) : La Roque-sur-Ceze (42km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye de Saint-Gilles (Saint-Gilles) (19km) : Cathédrale Saint-Théodorit et Fenestrelle Tower (Uzes) (20km) : Eglise et cloitres de Saint Trophime, Eglise de Saint-Honorat des Alycamps (Arles) (28km) : Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Repos de Montfavet (Avignon) (38km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Montmajour (Arles) (40km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Ales (39km) :
- Heritage Sites: Pont du Gard (19km) : Roman Arles (28km) : Avignon Centre (38km) : Orange Roman Theatre (49km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Uzes (20km) : Beaucaire (23km) : Arles (28km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (43km) :
- Grand Site of France: Camargue (18km) :
Map of places to visit near Nimes & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Nîmes
Canton: Nîmes
Arrondissement: Nîmes
Department: Gard
Region: Languedoc-Roussillon
Postcode: 30000
Distance to Nimes
from Nimes: 0 km
from Paris: 579 km
from Calais: 813 km
from Nice: 234 km
from Bordeaux: 408 km
from Strasbourg: 588 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Nimes (within 6 km): Bouillargues : Caissargues : Milhaud :
Nimes holidays and travel
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Holiday rentals: Gard gites and villas
This page in French: Visitez Nimes