Arena of Nîmes
A Roman amphitheatre built around 100 AD, some twenty years after the Colosseum, and among the best preserved in the world. Its two storeys of sixty arcades once held 24,000 spectators, and today it hosts concerts and bullfights.
- Where
- Nîmes, Occitanie, France
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 43.8349, 4.3596
Get the Arena of Nîmes stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Arena of Nîmes. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Occitanie volume with your photos and a note.
Near Arena of Nîmes
Maison Carrée 0.5 km
One of the best preserved Roman temples anywhere, built in the age of Augustus in the centre of Nîmes for the imperial cult. Its Corinthian columns stand on a high podium, facing the glass Carré d'Art designed by Norman Foster across the square.
Pont du Gard 19 km
A Roman aqueduct bridge built in the 1st century AD to carry water across the Gardon river to the city of Nîmes. Its three tiers of stone arches rise about 50 metres, making it the tallest Roman aqueduct bridge to survive and one of the best preserved.
Arles Amphitheatre 28 km
A two tiered Roman amphitheatre in the heart of Arles, with towers added in the Middle Ages when it was turned into a fortress. Nearly two thousand years on, it still fills with crowds for bullfights and summer festivals.
Camargue 35 km
The delta of the Rhône south of Arles, a flat land of marshes, lagoons and salt pans between the river's two arms and the sea. White horses, black bulls and flocks of pink flamingos live here, and Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer sits on its shore.
Pont Saint-Bénézet 38 km
A medieval bridge that once crossed the Rhône at Avignon, of which only four arches survive, stopping in midstream. It is the bridge of the children's song Sur le pont d'Avignon, and a small chapel still sits on one of its piers.
Palais des Papes 38 km
The vast Gothic palace that was the seat of the popes in the 14th century, when Avignon was the centre of Western Christianity. Six conclaves were held within its walls, and its great bare halls and chapels still keep fragments of their frescoes.
Roman Theatre of Orange 49 km
A Roman theatre built early in the 1st century AD, one of the few anywhere whose great stage wall still stands. A statue of Augustus looks down from the wall, and each summer the theatre hosts the Chorégies d'Orange opera festival.
Pont d'Arc 61 km
A great natural limestone arch spanning the Ardèche river, 5 kilometres from Vallon-Pont-d'Arc at the start of the Ardèche gorges. Canoes pass beneath it in summer, and it has been a protected natural site since 1931.
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Questions
Where is Arena of Nîmes?
Arena of Nîmes is in Nîmes, Occitanie, France. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Maison Carrée (0.5 km), Pont du Gard (19 km), Arles Amphitheatre (28 km).
How do I get the Arena of Nîmes stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Arena of Nîmes and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Occitanie volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Arena of Nîmes before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Occitanie volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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