In July, Nîmes averages 32.2 °C at the warmest time of day. Feluka's planner fills 2 full days in July, as in its best month. Plan the open-air sights for early in the day and keep the middle of the day indoors or in the shade.
Average high, °C. Hotter months are marked.
Minutes in the open sun during a visit, as the guide records them.
A Roman amphitheatre with a route from the galleries to the top tiers.
ÉcussonBd des Arènes, 30000 NîmesBest: morning, late morning, afternoonWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
A 15-hectare garden the tourist office calls Europe's first public garden, free, with a rock grotto and the Montgolfier basin.
Jardins de la Fontaine and Mont Cavalier26 Quai de la Fontaine, 30000 NîmesBest: morning, late morning, afternoon, golden hourWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
The only remaining vestige of the Roman city wall, 36 m high, whose top gives a view of the city.
Jardins de la Fontaine and Mont CavalierLes Jardins de la Fontaine, Place Guillaume Apollinaire, 30000 NîmesBest: morning, late morning, afternoon, golden hourWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
A 1st-century Roman building by the spring in the Jardins de la Fontaine, open daily from 7 am to 7 pm.
Jardins de la Fontaine and Mont CavalierQuai Georges Clemenceau, 30000 NîmesBest: morning, late morning, afternoon, golden hourOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
A brasserie at 4 boulevard des Arènes whose listing shows lunch hours only, 11:30 am to 2 pm every day.
Écusson4 Bd des Arènes, 30000 NîmesBest: lunchOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
A contemporary-art museum and public library by Norman Foster, facing the Maison Carrée, closed on Mondays.
Écusson16 Pl. de la Maison Carrée, 30000 NîmesBest: morning, late morning, afternoonOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
A delicatessen at 7 rue de la Madeleine whose reviews mention brandade, open Monday to Saturday, closed Sunday.
Écusson7 Rue de la Madeleine, 30000 NîmesBest: morning, late morning, afternoonOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
A brasserie inside the Museum of Romanity with a terrace facing the Arena, open for lunch and dinner every day.
Écusson2 bis Rue de la République, 30000 NîmesBest: lunch, dinnerWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
The covered market with local products, fishmongers and brandade stalls, open every morning from 7 am.
Écusson5 Rue des Halles, 30000 NîmesBest: early morning, morning, late morningOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
A Roman temple on a podium 2.65 metres high, open every day; the guide shows its winter hours, 10 am to 4:30 pm.
ÉcussonPl. de la Maison Carrée, 30000 NîmesBest: morning, late morning, afternoonWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
The city's fine-arts museum in an 1821 building, paintings and sculptures from Roman times to the early 20th century; closed Mondays.
Gare and FeuchèresRue de la Cité Foulc, 30000 NîmesBest: morning, late morning, afternoonOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
The museum of Roman Nîmes beside the Arena, with a villa recreated, mosaics and a rooftop view; closed Tuesdays from November to March.
Écusson16 Bd des Arènes, 30000 NîmesBest: morning, late morning, afternoonWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
A natural-history museum in a 17th-century chapel with a zoology gallery of 500 mammals and a prehistory gallery; closed Mondays.
Écusson13 Bd Amiral Courbet, 30000 NîmesBest: morning, late morning, afternoonOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
The cathedral on Place aux Herbes with a Romanesque façade frieze, open daily except Tuesday with a midday break.
ÉcussonPl. aux Herbes, 30000 NîmesBest: morning, late morning, afternoonOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
A haute French restaurant about 2 km south of the centre at the Mas de Boudan, open for lunch and dinner Tuesday to Saturday.
Marronniers and Mas de Boudan351 Chem. Bas du Mas de Boudan, 30000 NîmesBest: lunch, dinnerOn the map ›Something wrong?
A brasserie and wine bar at the foot of the Arena, open for lunch and dinner Monday to Saturday, closed Sunday.
Écusson1 Pl. des Arènes, 30000 NîmesBest: lunch, dinnerWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
A bakery and tea room at 13 rue de la Madeleine, open daily from 7 am; reviews mention the croquant biscuit.
Écusson13 Rue de la Madeleine, 30000 NîmesBest: early morning, morning, afternoonOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
The city-history museum in the former episcopal palace on Place aux Herbes, closed Mondays.
ÉcussonPl. aux Herbes, 30000 NîmesBest: morning, late morning, afternoonOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
A French restaurant at 10 rue Littré with an inner courtyard and patio, open for lunch and dinner except Tuesday and Wednesday.
Écusson10 Rue Littré, 30000 NîmesBest: lunch, dinnerOn the map ›Something wrong?
A modern French restaurant at 2 rue Gaston Boissier with an inner courtyard, open for lunch and dinner Tuesday to Saturday.
Écusson2 Rue Gaston Boissier, 30000 NîmesBest: lunch, dinnerOn the map ›Something wrong?
The remains of the Roman aqueduct's arrival point, notably via the Pont du Gard, in the city centre; open 24 hours.
Écusson16 Rue de la Lampeze 14, 30000 NîmesBest: morning, late morning, afternoon, golden hour, eveningOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
A 15-hectare garden the tourist office calls Europe's first public garden, free, with a rock grotto and the Montgolfier basin.
Jardins de la Fontaine and Mont Cavalier26 Quai de la Fontaine, 30000 NîmesBest: morning, late morning, afternoon, golden hourWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
A 1st-century Roman building by the spring in the Jardins de la Fontaine, open daily from 7 am to 7 pm.
Jardins de la Fontaine and Mont CavalierQuai Georges Clemenceau, 30000 NîmesBest: morning, late morning, afternoon, golden hourOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
The only remaining vestige of the Roman city wall, 36 m high, whose top gives a view of the city.
Jardins de la Fontaine and Mont CavalierLes Jardins de la Fontaine, Place Guillaume Apollinaire, 30000 NîmesBest: morning, late morning, afternoon, golden hourWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
A Roman city gate on Boulevard Amiral Courbet, open 24 hours; reviews mention the statue and the old city walls.
Écusson25B Bd Amiral Courbet, 30000 NîmesBest: morning, late morning, afternoon, golden hour, eveningOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
The only surviving gate of its kind in the Roman walls, a short stop on a street, open 24 hours.
Montcalm-République31 Rue Prte de France, 30900 NîmesBest: morning, late morning, afternoon, golden hour, eveningOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
See the 4 open-air places early in the day; spend the hot hours at the 16 indoor or shaded ones.
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