Nimes Airport

About Nimes

Separated from the more up-market Côte d’Azur by the salt marshes of the Petite Camargue, Gard has one of the greatest surviving pieces of Roman heritage - the sweeping 2,000 year old Roman Pont du Gard, a stunning three tiered bridge topped by an aqueduct.

The Roman theme reaches its pinacle in the city of Nîmes. All the roads in Nimes seem to lead to the two storey Roman arena, known as Les Arènes. This imposing edifice seats 20,000 spectators and is the premier site for bull fighting outside Spain. The venue is also used for concerts.

Boulevard Victor Hugo - one of the streets encircling the old town - leads down from the arena to the Maison Carrée, an elegant Roman temple with finely fluted columns and a sculpted frieze. The Musée Archéologique charts Nimes' development from Iron Age to the end of the Roman period.

The old town has plenty of squares such as Place de la Maison-Carrée and Place du Marché, all with classic cafés. The Jardin de la Fontaine in the north west of Nimes with the temple of Diana, is a soothing network of formal gardens, pools, stone terraces, fountains and the green and shady Canal de la Fontaine.

In the last 10 years modern architects have brought fashionable touches to the city with a new arts complex. What springs to many people's minds about the town is denim - literally de Nîmes - the material first manufactured here and exported to the USA in the 19th century.

About Nimes Airport

Nimes Airport is located 12km south of Nimes. Nimes Airport has 1 runway, the longest of which is tar and measures 2,440m. Nimes Airport can process 1,000,000 passengers a year. There are 547 parking spaces, and there is a taxi and bus service from Nimes Airport to the nearby city of Nimes.

30800 Saint-Gilles,
France

http://www.nimes-aeroport.fr