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<< Our Photo Pages >> Le Pont du Gard - Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry in France in Languedoc:Gard (30)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Wednesday, 29 July 2020  Page Views: 643

Roman, Greek and ClassicalSite Name: Le Pont du Gard
Country: France Département: Languedoc:Gard (30) Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Nearest Town: Remoulins  Nearest Village: Pont-du-Gard
Latitude: 43.947400N  Longitude: 4.535100E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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XIII visited on 9th Jul 2011 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4

TheCaptain visited on 21st Sep 2005 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5 Rive Gauche or Rive Droite? I went to the first one signed, Rive Droite. Probably better to have gone to the other side as that’s where all the information is. The Rive Droite side all got washed away in a storm on the 9th September 2002, when the river rose over 29 metres. They have pictures. Incredible. What a lovely place. Fantastic bridge (used for over 500 years to supply water to the city of Nimes), lovely river and some splendid walks round signed footpaths which take you to various viewpoints and other bits of the ancient aqueduct system. Yes, you could spend ages here walking around, visiting the various museums etc (I didn't). Two and a half hours disappeared in no time and I was being quick. I'd best buy a book of pictures. Beautiful colours. Blue sky, golden bridge, green forested banks, shimmering green water and nearly white rocks. Beautiful.



Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.5 Ambience: 4.5 Access: 4.5

Le Pont du Gard
Le Pont du Gard submitted by Humbucker : The Pont Du Gard in Provence on a beautiful May afternoon 2019 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Fantastic three tiered aqueduct dating back to Roman times, carrying water from the hills across Le Gardon river to the city of Nimes.

Built around the year 50 AD, the Pont du Gard is a true testament to Roman engineering. It peaks at over 48 m and crosses the river over a length of 275 metres.

Read more at: http://ee.france.fr/en/discover/pont-gard-5

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Le Pont du Gard
Le Pont du Gard submitted by AlexHunger : Aqueduct near Nimes in southern France. A marvel of engineering and rightfully immortalised on €5 Note. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Le Pont du Gard submitted by TheCaptain : The magnificent Pont du Gard in 2005 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Le Pont du Gard
Le Pont du Gard submitted by Humbucker : The Pont Du Gard from the river (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Le Pont du Gard
Le Pont du Gard submitted by TheCaptain : The magnificent Pont du Gard in 2005 (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Le Pont du Gard
Le Pont du Gard submitted by TheCaptain

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Le Pont du Gard submitted by Humbucker : Almost underneath The Pont Du Gard

Le Pont du Gard
Le Pont du Gard submitted by Nick- : Pont Du Gard, 18-04-2007 Aqueduct. North-East of Nîmes, 1km South of D981 Remoulins to Uzès road Dept:Gard (30) Region: Languedoc-Roussillon. Olive tree in foreground. In 2000, €32 million was spent on redeveloping the site , removing road traffic from the vicinity of the aquaduct, and constructing a huge visitor centre. Car parking costs €5 per day.....

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