Pont-du-Gard, France

Our last stop was Brad’s absolute highlight of day, Pont du Gard, an ancient Roman aqueduct bridge. It was built in the first century AD to carry water to a Roman colony 50km away. It is the tallest of all Roman aqueduct bridges, standing almost 50m high and is one of Frances most popular tourist destinations. The bridge has three tiers of arches made from Shelly limestone and was built between 40 - 60 AD. It was used as late as the 6th century with some parts being used significantly longer.

We had just enough time to walk across the bridge to the other side to photograph it with the sun behind us, casting a lovely light across the arches. It is mind-blowing that it is still standing. Simply spectacular!

It was the perfect end to our long tour and with Thierry adding on a few extra stops, we learnt so much about the Provence region and got to see so many different towns. It has been such an amazing day and one of the best tours we have ever done.Read more