BETWEEN PROVENCE, CEVENNES AND CAMARGUE Whether you are a rural or an urban person, Nîmes or Garrigue, the 2 gîtes are located in a region with a rich historical heritage, but also offering a tremendous choice of activities, such as Canoeing, wonderful walks, golf, aerial sports…not forgetting that there are a lot of festivals in the region, and that Nîmes is the city of the Féria !
A few ideas for your journey… and links to go farther
CLOSE The arena and the roman fountains in Nîmes The Jardin de la Fontaine in Nîmes Museums in Nîmes : Contemporary art, old Nîmes, Archaeology, traditions regarding bulls. The Pont du Gard and its roman aqueduct Uzès and Uzège, the French Tuscany
FARTHER The Cévennes The Bambouseraie (bamboo plantation) and the pottery from Anduze The Palais des Papes in Avignon (the Popes palace) The antique theater in Arles Aigues Mortes and the Constance Tower.
CLOSE Golf in Vacquerolles Horseback riding Tennis Swimming : in Nîmes (Aquatropic and Stade nautique) and in the Gardon river (Collias) Walkabouts : In the Bois des Espeisses and in Clos Gaillard in Nîmes River sports in the Gorges du Gardon Rock-climbing in the Gorges du Gardon Hiking on the the numerous GR paths and cross country cycling Markets : Halles de Nîmes, and the Provence market in Uzès
FARTHER The Mediterranean beaches (Le Grau du Roi, La Grande Motte) Hiking in the Cevennes.
CLOSE The Flamenco festival and the Biography festival in Nîmes in January Féria de Pentecôte in Nîmes Féria des vendanges in Nîmes at the end of september Les Nuits des Jardins à Nîmes, end of june, beginning of july The Nîmes Thursdays in july-august Avril en balade in Uzège and Pont du Gard in april Festival International du Conte (of tales) in Uzège and Festival de la nouvelle danse in June Festival amour accordéon in May and Festival Européen des Arts Céramiques in July in Saint Quentin-la-poterie Nuits Musicales d’Uzès and Festival des Musiques du Monde in Uzège in July
FARTHER Festival de théâtre d’Avignon in July Chorégies d’Orange in July and August Festival Radio France and Montpellier in July
