Visit the Pont du Gard
The Pont
du Gard is located near Uzes in Provence Gard, between
Nîmes
and Avignon. The Pont du Gard is the most spectacular part of a Roman
aqueduct, it spans the two sides and overlooks the river from almost
50m. The aqueduct supplied water to clean the city of Nîmes,
one of the most prosperous Gallo-Roman city, from a source near Uzes,
a distance of 50 km. The bridge, built 2000 years ago in the first
century AD, is as wonderful work of art as an aesthetic delight. Classified
by UNESCO is a masterpiece of humanity, the Pont du Gard symbolizes
the genius of Roman civilization at its peak. The site is equipped
with a museum, it is part of a protected natural environment, and Roach
offers refreshing in summer for swimming. You
can make a beautiful canoe ride on the river to the Pont du Gard from Collias, the village a few kilometers upstream. During the summer
the Pont du Gard is also a place for shows that make this place unique
cultural space alive.