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  Nimes Hotel - Guide of Hotels in Nimes, France.
Nimes was already under Roman influence, though it was Augustus who made the city the capital of Narbonne province, and gave it all its glory.
Nimes, which was one of the Protestant strongholds, felt the full force of repression and fratricidal confrontments which continued until the middle of the 17th century, adding to the misery of periodic outbreaks of plague.
Nimes is already prepared to face the oncoming century and, having withstood the burden of two world wars, on the eve of the third millenium, is perhaps on the threshold of a new Golden Age.
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 Roman Architecture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Well before the conquest, Nimes was already a regional religious center due to the importance of the cult of Nemausos, the deity of the Spring of Fountain, a god at once local, who had given his name to the place, and then protected it.
Nimes is the French capital of bullfighting; the presence of the Arena has no doubt decided this, and the position of the town on the road to Spain having facilitated the appearance of the greatest Spanish toreros has conformed it as a place where bullfighting festivals are organized
In Gallo-Roman times Nimes was supplied by an immense aqueduct nearly 50 kilometers long, which collected the waters of springs at Eure and Airan, near Uzes, and delivered it to the castellum divisorium discovered in 1844.
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 Nimes, France
And in Nimes one would be at least as well placed as anywhere to form an estimate of the extent to which those characteristics that we regard as typically French form part of the Roman legacy.
Nimes would be remarkable without its Roman monuments, without some of its best features, provided something which did not injure the general pattern took their place.
There are streets in Nimes that it is not worth going out of your way to visit, obviously; others in which, though they fall short of perfection, it is peculiarly easy to recapture the sense of an age which was richer in potentialities, at least, than ours.
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 Guide and Travel Facts: Nimes, France
Nimes is not the most beautiful of provençal cities, surrounded in its historic core with rather anonymous C19 boulevards, but it rivals Arles in the quality of its Roman monuments.
He set in motion a series of works to elevate Nimes in its cultural, touristic and economic status to a position rivalling Montpellier or Arles as one of the capitals of the central Midi.
The particular speciality of the amphitheatre in Nimes, however, was the re-enactment of the proudest victory in Roman imperial history.
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 French smokers divided on ban - USATODAY.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
France's 15 million smokers will be banned from lighting up in workplaces, schools, airports, hospitals and other "closed and covered" public places.
In a year, the ban will extend to cafes and restaurants — sure to be the moment of truth for a certain image of France, where writers like Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre are remembered with cigarettes dangling from their mouths.
Statistics — like 66,000 smoker deaths per year in France — and changing norms are snuffing out the romance along with the cigarette.
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 ABC 7 News - France Smokers Divided on Ban   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
A ban on smoking in public spaces came into effect Thursday, a change that may alter the image of a country defined in part by its smoky cafes and cigarette-puffing intellectuals.
In a year, the ban will extend to cafes and restaurants - sure to be the moment of truth for a certain image of France, where writers like Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre are remembered with cigarettes dangling from their mouths.
Statistics - like 66,000 smoker deaths per year in France - and changing norms are snuffing out the romance along with the cigarette.
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 Car Hire Nimes from IIB Autos. Cheap Nimes Car Hire.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Nîmes (Nimes in Provençal) is a city of southern France, préfecture (capital city) of the Gard département.
Or perhaps Stephanus of Byzantium was correct in stating in his geographical dictionary that Nemausos, the city of Gaul, took its name from the Heracleid (or son of Heracles) Nemausios.
There is modern architecture at Nimes too: Norman Foster conceived the Carré d'art (1986), a museum of modern art and mediatheque; Jean Nouvel the Nemausus, a post-modern residential ensemble, and Kisho Kurokawa a building in the form of a hemicycle to reflect the Amphitheatre.
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 Nimes, France - Current News & Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
France is to send 300 more troops as well as 60 paramilitary gendarmes as reinforcements to strife-torn Ivory Coast in addition to the 300 men already announced...
According to this report, France, Egypt and Jordan have all refused to allow final funeral ceremonies to be held on their soil.
In Nimes, around 250,000 people were told not to drink tap water because the flooding may have made it too contaminated to drink.
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 Nimes France - Languedoc - Indigoguide Nimes
Nimes is Montpellier's great rival and it has used architects such as Jean Nouvel and Philippe Starck to try and bring itself up to date and be the most innovative, dynamic and energetic city in the Languedoc.
As Nimes is so sunny it is better to while a way the hours in a café rather than traipsing around the moderately interesting museums.
It was the first public garden in France, planted in 1750, and has nymphs, fountains, trees, grottoes and a lovely view from the Roman tower.
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 Les Aubuns in Nimes, France - Les Aubuns guide with photos and map.
Set two kilometers from downtown nimes, known as the french rome, this provencal hotel is set among fragrant oleander trees and mediterranean gardens.
In the provencal décor and informal atmosphere of the restaurant, or beside the pool, typical specialities of the region are served, as well as an array of french wines.
Nimes garons airport is about 10 minutes away from the hotel and 2 kilometers' distance.
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 Nimes Car Rental - Car Rental in Nimes France
Our service for reservations for car rental in Nimes requires you only to pay a small deposit now-the remaining balance of your car rental Nimes booking is paid on car rental collection.
Nimes, a city that lies on the borders between the French regions of Provence and Languedoc, is linked with two identities.
Nimes lies between Languedoc and Provence in France.
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 Pont du Gard France Nîmes Travel to France for France vacation or France Tourism hotel Nimes The Pont du Gard ...
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 Rent a luxury motorhome or RV in France - Paris, Dijon, Blois, Lyon, Toulouse, Digne, Nice, Marseille, Ajaccio, ...
France is a fantastic country for travelling by motorhome or campervan.
The road network in France is superb and because camping and motorhoming has been popular here for many years, campsites and roadside facillities are excellent.
France is centrally located within the European Union and it is possible to use your French motor home or campervan hire to explore other countries by road, ferry or the Channel Tunnel.
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 17 Nimes hotels. Search for the best hotel deal in Nimes, France.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Just 5 minutes from the main centre of Nimes, stands the wonderful Hotel De France which gives you access to the interesting sights in the region - Les Cevennes, Le Pont du Gard, les Arenes, etc. Traditional cuisine is offered in the fully air-conditioned restaurant.
In addition, all our hotels in Nimes come with instant confirmation and no prepayment is needed until the arrival to the hotel.
After the disintegration of the Roman Empire, the city had the usual share of barbarian invasions, feudal squabbling, religious fighting and epidemics, until it prospered as an industrial center in the 19th century.
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 Nimes Hotels - Nimes Hotel Reviews - Hotels in Nimes France   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Read unbiased hotel reviews of hotels in Nimes France submitted by people like you who have actually stayed in them.
View our list of all Nimes France hotels or check prices and availability at Nimes hotels by clicking here.
Nimes is on the Domitian Way running from Spain to Italy but the town's neither completely provencal nor completely Languedocian.
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 Nimes, France News
An impressive wine for the price, the 2004 Roc d'Anglade from a vineyard west of Nimes in the Gard region of southern France, is beautiful juice.
Robert and Aline Crumb, a cartooning couple, moved to France 16 years ago and live a bohemian lifestyle in what appears to be a rural idyll By Allen Salkin NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE, VALLEE DU VIDOURLE, FRANCE...
France's largest cinema operator, Kinepolis Group, plans to beam red carpet arrivals ahead of the rollout of Buena Vista International's action thriller "Deja Vu" to a select group of theaters from its network...
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 Nimotel Hotel in Nimes, France.
The Nimotel is a modern apartment block hotel, surrounded by verdant parkland and gardens, and located in the center of Nimes.
There's also a bowling area and traditional French and Nimes specialties are served in a relaxed setting in the Restaurant La Brandade.
The Port de France and Musee des Beaux Arts de Nimes are both 2 kilometers away, the Place du Marche, Esplanade, Fountain Garden and Fountain Wharf are within 3 kilometers.
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 Nimes Hotels - Discount hotels in Nimes, France   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
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 AllRefer.com - NImes, France (French Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
AllRefer.com - NImes, France (French Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
United to the French crown in 1258, it later became a stronghold of the Huguenots but suffered greatly from the revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1685).
NImes is famous for its remarkable collection of Roman relics.
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 Nimes Hotels - Hotel Accommodation in Nimes France | Superior Hotels   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Nimes Hotels - Hotel Accommodation in Nimes France
One kilometer from historic downtown, set in a ravishing wooded park, the Best Western Hotel L Orangerie is a haven of freshness and relaxation.
Located in the centre of Nimes, the New Hotel La Baume is set in a 17th century Town House.
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 France Nimes car hire from 218 EUR per week - Cheap Nimes car rental
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 Hotels Nîmes France - Venere.com
At the crossroad of Southern Europe in the South of France, only 15 minutes from Nîmes airport, hotel Vatel is ideally located between Languedoc, Provence, the Cévennes...
Concorde hotel is located in a small and quiet street right in the heart of the picturesque city of Nimes, close to the Roman's Arena, the Cathedral and the tyrain station.
Nimes is the perfect base to discover the roman attractions such as Pont de Garde more details
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 soccerway.com - News - 20 April 2005 - France: Nimes and Auxerre advance to cup semis
Nimes took the lead in the 23rd minute through Chavas, but Kader pulled two back for Sochaux to put them in front.
Nimes then staged an impressive comeback which begun with Yamissi scoring in the 72nd minute, then Kande bagging an equaliser in the 77th.
Extra time was needed to settle the game and that saw Nimes score the only goal in the 104th minute to give them a well earned win.
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 Frenchless in France » Nimes
 Nimes is another one of those famous cities in France once inhabited by the Romans who built many famous architectural wonders, of which traces can still be found.
The beautiful Pont du Gard aquaduct was built to carry water to Nimes.
It was nice to make a stop here-it is too far from us to ever have visited before-but it is a huge city and it took us a while to get into and out of the center.
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 Nimes Hotels, Assorted Nimes Luxury Accommodations, Bed and Breakfast in Nimes France at assortedhotels.com
We present 6 Nimes hotels for you to choose.
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Although we always try our best to ensure that all the Nimes hotel information is accurate, we just show the Nimes hotel information from the GDS Database system.
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 Nimes Languedoc-Roussillon France Vacation Real Estate - Apartments
Nimes is a touristic center with it's roman monuments, very well conserved ; it is also known for its taurine manifestations and corridas.
Nimes is ideally situated between the Mediterranean sea (beaches 45 km away) and the Cévennes mountains (60 km away).
The house is built true to local style, on one level and is composed of three apartments in a row; the owner's and the two others, seasonally rented.
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 French and Classical Studies in Southern France - MSU Office of Study Abroad
Nîmes is in the center of France 's most beautiful landscapes and offers a wide variety of classical and medieval architectural and archaeological sites.
The location gives students a study abroad experience that will be most conducive to their acquisition (or improvement) of the French language, and their immersion in the culture of Roman Gaul and medieval Languedoc.
An overview of the cultural, artistic and religious diversity of the south of France (Languedoc), with special emphasis on the resistance to central authority (whether from Paris or Rome) and to religious, political and linguistic oppression that has shaped the history, literature and culture of France south of the Loire.
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