Tag: roman history

The Roman Museum in Nîmes

.Reading time 8 minutes.

I saved a full day for the new Roman Museum in Nîmes. The town of Nimes has unearthed so many Roman artifacts that they built a museum. The town is also trying to become a UNESCO heritage site.  The museum was so new that they hadn’t received their audio guides yet. I was fortunate that […]

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A First Look at Nîmes

.Reading time 13 minutes.

Nimes is a town filled with Roman history. It was one of the richest and most heavily defended cities of the Roman Empire. This was the town I was most excited to see in Southern France. I discovered hotel and Airbnb prices were about the same so I chose to stay in a hotel. I […]

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