Nimes travel guide
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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.
Pont du Gard is a listed 'heritage site' at 19km and Abbaye de Saint-Gilles (Saint-Gilles) is a listed 'religious monument' 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);
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Nimes, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Nimes
See France This Way travel guides for Gard and Languedoc-Roussillon (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Nimes.
Note that all distances from Nimes shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Nimes holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Nimes (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in Languedoc-Roussillon and Gard gites and villas
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Nimes and wondering what to do next!
- '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) : Glanum (38km) : Fort Saint-Andre (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) :
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!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 3 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Nimes): Bouillargues, Caissargues and Milhaud.
Getting here
For driving distances to Nimes from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Nimes