Being a capital of the Gard department, Nimes is an important city of Southern France. The history of Nimes dates back to the times of the Roman Empire. The popularity of the city has been heightened in recent times owing to services provided by the Flights to Nimes.
Flights to Nimes, France are available from Brussels (the capital of Belgium). Ryanair is the airline that flies low-cost flights between Brussels S Charleroi (CRL) to Nimes (FNI). Ryanair also offers Flights to Nimes from Nottingham East Midlands (EMA), Liverpool (LPL), and from London Luton (LTN). It is one of the leading name in budget airlines.
The other cities of Europe that can be accessed by Flights to Nimes are Rome, Berlin, Barcelona, Prague, Florence, Amsterdam, Madrid, Milan, Venice, Vienna, Munich, Budapest, Athens, and Cologne.
Nimes Airport (Arles Camargue) is separated from its airport by a distance of 11 kilometers to the east of Nimes.
Nimes lies in the midway of Avignon and Montpelier and Marseilles (approximately 41-42 kilometers) and 73 kilometers away from Marseille.
The airport of Nimes can be easily accessed by the bus, taxi and car on hire.
- There are various tourist attractions in Nimes most of which are storehouses of historical data. It is worthwhile to describe a few of them in brief.
- The Roman amphitheatre which is elliptical in shape belongs to the 1st and 2nd century A.D. The Roman arena is full of medieval housing, with walls serving as ramparts. However, the houses were cleared by Napoleon. The place is still known to hold bull fighting and concerts.
- The Maison Carrée or the Square House is a small Roman temple dedicated to sons of Agrippa. The structure is said to have been built Before Christ.
- The Jardins de la Fontaine or the Gardens of the Fountain belongs to the 18th century. The place is close to Pont du Gard, which is well-preserved aqueduct that used to carry water across the small Gardon River valley built by Agrippa.
- The other structures include Mont Cavalier, a Roman tower which presently, is in ruins.
- The later monuments include the Roman and Gothic styled Cathedral (dedicated to Saint Castor of Apt, a native of Nimes and a museum of modern art.
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