Diane and Richard arrived via the TGV (train grande vitesse) from Paris to Nîmes.
We toured the city and visited the Jardin de la Fontaine. When the Romans arrived in Nîmes, they found a town established by the Gauls, centered on the source of a spring. They named the town Nemausus, after their river god. In the 18th centruy, formal gardens were constructed, and a network of limpid pools and cool stone terraces remains.
The old in front of the ancient.
High above the garden on Mont Cavalier is the octagonal Tour Magne, once a key part of the Roman walls, offering a great view of the city.
The Pont du Gard carried water to Nîmes along a 50-km route from the springs at Uzès.
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