Nîmes is a typical Southern French city with a market shaded by plane trees, cypresses and fountains. Nîmes has a rich historical heritage and still has the traces of its Roman past - amphitheatre, arena, its Jardins de la Fontaine, Tour de Magne etc. You must try the town's specialities - the brandade de Nîmes and locally grown olives. The city is famous for its feria, which is a popular festival during which the bullfights are held.
