Historic sites
Aigues-Mortes ramparts
Aigues-Mortes, Gard
A walled town in the marshes of the Camargue, built by Saint Louis in the 13th century as his port for the Crusades, with ramparts over 1.6 km long s…
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Historic sites
Arènes de Nîmes
Nîmes, Gard
One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheatres in the world, built around 70 AD and seating about 24,000 people.
Historic sites
Pont du Gard
Vers-Pont-du-Gard, Gard
A Roman aqueduct bridge built in the 1st century AD to carry water across the Gardon river to Nîmes.
Walks and treks
Gorges du Gardon
Poulx, Gard
Wild limestone gorges of the Gardon river upstream of the Pont du Gard, with cliffs, caves and the hermitage of Notre-Dame de Laval.
Natural features
Jardins de la Fontaine and Tour Magne, Nîmes
Nîmes, Gard
Beautiful 18th-century gardens built around the spring that gave Nîmes its name, with statues, stone balustrades, canals and the ruins of the Roman T…
Natural features
Camargue gardoise
Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze, Gard
The western part of the Camargue, a land of marshes, reed beds, lagoons and salt meadows where white horses, black bulls and flamingos live.
Historic sites
Fort Saint-André, Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, Gard
A 14th-century fortress on a hill across the Rhône from Avignon, built by the French kings to watch over the papal city.