Vers-Pont-du-Gard: Pont du Gard Vers-Pont-du-Gard: Pont du Gard No Data

Description


One of the crowning achievements of the Roman Empire. This near 2000 year old Aqueduct was the tallest ever built in the Roman Empire and was a key part of supplying water to the city of Nimes. Today 11 of the original arches have been lost to medieval salvage, but the rest of the structure has survived through to the modern day. You can walk around the site, with routes up to the top of the aqueduct at both ends, though there is no access onto the structure itself.

Charge


Free

Getting There

The infrequent 115 bus runs from Avignon to Rond-Point in Vers-Pont-du-Gard a couple of times a day (better frequencies Monday to Friday and Sundays than Saturday) taking about 40 minutes to make the journey. Alternatively the 121 bus runs every two hours or so from Nimes bus station, located just behind the railway station, taking about 50 minutes to make the journey. There are roughly hourly trains from Avignon to Nimes, taking about 35 minutes. From Rond-Point it's a kilometre well signposted walk down to the visitors centre and another 5 minute walk to the bridge itself
Latitude: 43.947488; Longitude: 4.535105
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Photos


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Web Link


pontdugard.fr
Disclaimer: Details correct at time of writing (25/11/2023), and on time of last update (27/11/2023) but may no longer be accurate, particularly if some time has passed.