Nimes is a city in the Occitanie region, Southern France, famous for it's Roman buildings such as the Arena of Nimes (A Roman amphitheatre) and Maison Carree (A Roman Temple). 

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The Arena of Nimes holds regular concerts and events. The summer Festival of Nimes attracts well know artists from around the world. When we visited the Cure were playing for 3 nights. Look out for the street photography opportunities in the bars around the arena, as fans gather and are dressed up ready for a night out.

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Maison Carree is a perfectly preserved Roman temple. It sits in a square with shops and bars, but it has a lot of space around it so you can take wide angle images. Visit at different times of the day for great travel photography images.

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Further afield is the Pont du Gard aqueduct. Built around 50CE, it spans the Gardon River between Uzes and Remoulins. Today the river is a popular place for swimming and kayaking. The bridge is a must visit for landscape photography, but you can also take action photographs as people jump off the rocks into the river.

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Nimes has many other lesser known buildings, so look around and loose yourself finding your own travel photography experience.

 

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