Initially it was a Celtic tribe, who would have settled in this region and have founded the ancient capital of Arécomic Volques. In 738, the Charles Martel's Franks razed and burned the city. This was certainly during those dark times that the ... Read more

The town was initially where a Celtic tribe would have settled in this region and have founded the ancient capital of Arécomic Volques. For fear of invasion, inhabitants of Nîmes offer the city to the Romans, to be under their protection ... Read more

The town was initially where a Celtic tribe would have settled in this region. Built in the late first century, the amphitheatre of Nimes, one of the best preserved in the world, measure 133 meters long and 101 metres wide. The facade, ... Read more

The town lies in the narrow bas-Languedoc that stretches from the Rhone to the Aude. Initially, a Celtic tribe would have settled in this region and have founded the ancient capital of Arécomic Volques. For fear of invasion, inhabitants of Nîmes offer the city to the Romans, ... Read more