WHAT TO SEE
• The Roman Amphitheatre, one of the best preserved monuments of the Roman world
• The Maison Carrée, a perfectly-preserved temple from Antiquity
• The 18th Century Jardins de la Fontaine set around a Roman sanctuary
• The Musée de la Romanité archaeological museum
• The Gambetta district's street art on many of its façades
WHAT TO DO
• Local food and wine shopping in “Les Halles”
• A concert at the Roman Amphitheatre “Les Arènes de Nîmes”
• City views from the Norman Foster designed contemporary art museum, Carré d’Art-Jean Bousquet
• Les Jardins de la Fontaine, from the bottom to the top of Tour Magne
• Sitting in a café of one of Nimes numerous squares
WHAT TO TASTE
• “Brandade”, smooth purée made with salt cod poached in milk
• A glass of Costières de Nîmes red, white or rosé in a pavement café
• “Petit pâté nîmois” pastries with veal and pork stuffing
• Pelardon cheese made from unpasteurised whole goat's milk
• Picholine olives with a glass of Costières de Nîmes
WHAT TO BRING BACK
• Croquants Villarets biscuits dipped in coffee
• A “palm tree and crocodile” magnet designed by Philippe Stark
• Typical Provençal fabric by “Les Indiennes de Nîmes”
• Original PDO Nîmes blended olive oil
• Coffee beans roasted by Caffé Nadal
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