{"id":318,"date":"2008-07-19T18:22:43","date_gmt":"2008-07-19T08:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/?p=318"},"modified":"2008-07-19T18:22:43","modified_gmt":"2008-07-19T08:22:43","slug":"tour-de-france-nimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/france\/tour-de-france-nimes","title":{"rendered":"Tour de France &#8211; N\u00eemes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float: right\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1009507070974015\";\r\ngoogle_alternate_ad_url = \"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/google_adsense_script.html\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\ngoogle_ad_format = \"300x250_as\";\r\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\";\r\n\/\/2007-06-30: TSBlog 300x250\r\ngoogle_ad_channel = \"2928184950\";\r\ngoogle_color_border = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_link = \"FF6600\";\r\ngoogle_color_text = \"000000\";\r\ngoogle_color_url = \"339933\";\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\n  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Stage 13 of the Tour de France is still in the Languedoc-Roussillon region which stretches from the foothills of the Pyrenees on the Spanish border to the mouth of the Rh\u00f4ne. This stage starts from Narbonne and ends in N\u00eemes, a town known for its Roman antiquities such as the Roman amphitheatre &#8220;Les Ar\u00e8nes&#8221;, the Maison Carr\u00e9e (Square House Temple) and the Tour Magne.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 125px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Maison Carree, Nimes\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/31996-2\/France_Helen_1057.jpg?resize=115%2C85\" alt=\"Maison Carree, Nimes\" width=\"115\" height=\"85\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maison Caree<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When we did our &#8220;<em>Tour de France<\/em>&#8220;, in a motorcoach, we stayed at the Imperator Concorde in N\u00eemes, a very pleasant hotel in the city centre. N\u00eemes&#8217; Amphitheatre is one of the best preserved of its kind and the arches reminded us of the Colosseum in Rome.\u00a0 Construction of the Colosseum was completed in 80 AD under Titus and &#8220;Les Ar\u00e8nes&#8221; was built at the end of the 1st century AD, so maybe that\u2019s where the inspiration came from.\u00a0 N\u00eemes had a turbulent history and suffered during the 16th century Wars of Religion.\u00a0 Fortunately, the town prospered during the 17th and 18th centuries from textile manufacturing and anyone who\u2019s worn denim jeans has this town to thank as denim originated from N\u00eemes or <em>&#8216;de N\u00eemes&#8217;<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 125px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Carre dArt\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/32000-2\/France_Nimes0008.jpg?resize=115%2C85\" alt=\"Carre dArt\" width=\"115\" height=\"85\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carre d&#39;Art<\/p><\/div>\n<p>N\u00eemes is also very privileged to have a dynamic mayor who engaged great contemporary architects to modernize its cityscape.\u00a0 Philippe Starck redesigned the city\u2019s pedestrian zone and its swanky bus-stop whereas Norman Forster designed the trendy arts complex.\u00a0 Blending old with new, you\u2019ll also see the Maison Carr\u00e9e in the city.\u00a0 This ancient Roman temple, now used as a museum, is one of the best preserved in the world.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 125px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Jardin de la Fontaine\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/32036-2\/France_Nimes0022.jpg?resize=115%2C85\" alt=\"Jardin de la Fontaine\" width=\"115\" height=\"85\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jardin de la Fontaine<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If the cyclists arrived in town via Avenue Jean Jaures, they would have seen the Jardin de la Fontaine in the north-western part if the city.\u00a0 This beautiful formal garden is quite magnificent even though it&#8217;s slightly faded these days.\u00a0 After a hard day cycling, a stroll in this garden is very soothing.\u00a0 If you have a powerful camera lens, you will see the octagonal Tour Magne, high above the garden on Mont Cavalier (too far for us to climb in the time we had).\u00a0 This used to be a key part of the Roman walls and the views of the city from the viewing platform up there must be fantastic.<\/p>\n<p>Helen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stage 13 of the Tour de France is still in the Languedoc-Roussillon region which stretches from the foothills of the Pyrenees on the Spanish border to the mouth of the Rh\u00f4ne. 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