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Feria de Nîmes is a popular festival centered on Spanish-style bullfighting held each year in Nîmes, Southern France. [1] In May 2012, the Feria celebrated its 60th ...
Festayres during the fêtes de Bayonne. A feria (fair in English) is an annual local festival in Spain and southern France, characterized by bullfights, bull running in the streets, bodegas (outdoor bars or cellars with festive music) and bandas.
The Jardins de la Fontaine. The Hôtel de Ville. Several important remains of the Roman Empire can still be seen in and around Nîmes: The elliptical Roman amphitheatre, of the 1st or 2nd century AD, is the best-preserved Roman arena in France. It was filled with medieval housing, when its walls served as ramparts, but they were cleared under ...
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1952 – Feria de Nîmes (festival) begins. 1968 – Population: 123,292 in city; [7] 309,549 in arrondissement. 1973 – Canton de Nîmes-4 and Canton de Nîmes-5 created. [7] 1982 Nîmes becomes part of the Languedoc-Roussillon region. Canton de Nîmes-6 created. [7]
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The Arena of Nîmes (French: Arènes de Nîmes) is a Roman amphitheatre in Nîmes, southern France. [1] Built around 100 CE, shortly after the Colosseum of Rome, it is one of the best-preserved Roman amphitheatres in the world. [1] It is 133 metres (436 ft) long and 101 metres (331 ft) wide, with an arena measuring 68 by 38 metres (223 by 125 ...
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