Nimes, the Matador Party Spot
Jul 12th, 2010 by Admin in Destination Place
Nîmes is a very unique town in the southern France. It has a mix of different cultural history. It has Roman, Spanish, Provencal, and the influence of the Protestant religion, cultural heritage; the mixture of antique with modern.
Nimes is one of the most brilliant capitals of Roman Gaul era relic. This antique city situated on the road where a footprint trail Domitian Hercules from Rome to Spain to search for valuable minerals. If coming by train, found the tourist information office practically walk takes about 15 minutes. Here we can get various information that we required, from attractions, lodging to dining.
For those interested to stay overnight in Nîmes, here is attractive offers. Interesting, because it is very practical, in addition to hotels where we stay overnight also visit attractions are included therein. Prices starting from 81 Euros offered. It does not hurt to spend the night in a city that is always lively by party because not far from Nîmes many other captivating places worth a visit, such as the Pont du Gard and Relic roman bridge which is a masterpiece of 18th century cultural history.
So grand with the architect was extraordinary because of the stones was built without mortar and sand along the 275 meters, thus gaining the title as world heritage by UNESCO. What are things can be seen in this Mediterranean city? First we can visit the relics of Roman gladiatorial Arena. Arena is built around the year 60 BC and surviving intact until today. Admission to the Arena de Nîmes 7.8 Euros includes audio guide available in eight languages, unfortunately as usual Indonesian excluded. This circular edifice formerly used as a place of the gladiators’ game. Which then got turned into a fortress of defense, and finally from the beginning in 1863 until now used as the venue (with matador bullfight). That’s why Nîmes is famous also with its féria (bull party).
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