A day discovering the treasures of Gard with your local guide, the village of Uzès and the Pont du Gard

The history of Uzès is linked to the conjunction of several geographical and political factors. Its birth precedes by a century the construction of the Pont du Gard which brought water from the Fontaine d'Eure to the city of Nîmes. About the Pont du Gard: « You know that this monument, which was only a simple aqueduct, rises majestically in the middle of the deepest solitude. The soul is thrown into a long and deep astonishment. The Colosseum in Rome hardly plunged me into such a deep reverie. » Stendhal, Memoirs of a Tourist (1854).

Uzès dominates the Eure valley, you cannot miss it: its silhouette is recognizable at first glance, with its perfectly preserved medieval architecture. . . This title of "City of art and history", it l Well deserved. Let's go together to discover this emblematic town of the Destination Pays d'Uzès Pont du Gard, compared more than once to a real "Tuscan city". About La Place aux Herbes: authentic and fresh when the hot summer days arrive, the Place aux Herbes is appreciated as much by visitors as by the inhabitants of the Uzès region. A place to live and share, it serves as a star many small streets with preserved southern charm The Pont du Gard was built by the Romans in the first century AD. In reality, it is not a bridge: it is the ruins of the aqueduct which transported water from the Eure spring in Uzès to Nîmes for five centuries. These 35, 000 m3 of water transported each day by the aqueduct supplied drinking water to the city's inhabitants, but also to its thermal baths, fountains and gardens.