Centre of the old town

was full of canals and fountains. Caused a bit of a problem as we had to take a rather circuitous route to find a place to buy lunch

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Montpellier day trip to Nîmes

June 18th 2017
Unlike Montpellier which has no Roman or Greek heritage, Nîmes has a very rich Roman history. The first thing that struck us when we started walking away from the gare was that there must be a mandate for all cities to have rows of trees lining the boulevards that lead away from the stations. This town was no exception. The Arena of Nîmes The biggest difference is that this tre ... read more

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