• Nimes and Roman ruins
    Eglise Sainte Perpétue
    Tree lined street and train stationFontaine Pradier Nîmes in the Esplanade Charles de GaulleFontaine Pradier NîmesDaisy giving the side eye in front of the Nîmes Arena build in 80 ADBetter photo of our DoodleAmazing and kept so well. Concerts, meetings, sporting events and bulk fighting still occur hereArenaClick tower in the university buildingArenaNîmes WW1 and WW2 monumentOver 12,000 from Nîmes list in WW1 and 13,000 in WW2The best pup!

    Evening walk in Nîmes

    October 20, 2024 in France ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F

    Got here early enough to walk around the arena , see some churches and learn about French bullfighting! The Spanish style or Corridas has the bullfighter as the star and ends with the death of the bull. In most places it is illegal today.
    A different style, the Course Camarguaise does not end with the death of the bull. This type of bullfighting is from the Camargue region of France (southwest of Provence) and involves men, called raseteurs, trying to pull ribbons off the bull’s horns.
    The bull is the star!!
    At the end of each act, music from the opera Carmen is played. How fun this must be to watch.    Read more