Streets squares and districts to visit Midi-Pyrénées

Also marketplace, the Place Carnot is the gathering place of the Marseillanais. A beating heart of the village, it was covered in 1310 by a wooden building and replaced in 1808 by a frame bordered in Venetian with arches built in black basaltic stones of Agde.

The monument as we know was completed in 1984.

Located in the north, known as the «Gate of the City», it is the only tower of the ramparts that was preserved from the demolition when the fortifications were dismantled. It was the home of one of the first pastors of Sumene.

The Gateway Portal was a door surmounted by a tower that served as an urban belfry and wore the communal clock. You can see 2 beautiful gunboat.

This passage, not far from the Grand Bridge, gave access to the ancient ramparts and is still called a round road. On the side of the houses, this passage serves cellars, while on the side of the ramparts of numerous traces and some vestiges are the course (archères, gills…).

We went through it on a daily basis and we did not even see it. Normal, this square of the Crown, which was a real place of life for our grandparents, has experienced the sinister age of the Decrepitness of the Grand Hôtel du Midi. At the end of 2008, the large, successful renovation site of the neighbourhood was finally completed, and the walkers returned to sit on the square. Today, the new restaurants, bars, art galleries, gym, hotels give a real life to this well-rehabilitated neighbourhood. Nearby, the Esplanade still under Restoration at the time we print it is expected to recover its beautiful green face in 2012. The large fountain sculpture of white marble is a pleasure. Sitting in his center, a statue of women headed by a Maison Carrée is a work by James Pradier (1845), grand prix Rome. This majestic victory seems to welcome the traveller upon arrival in Nîmes station. At its side, two naiad represent the source Nemausus and the fountain of Eure, while the two giants, representations of the Rhône and Du, symbolize the powerful strength of the rivers and rivers of the territory.

5 kilometres from Nîmes, the village of Bouillargues faces the town of Park and is also known for a massive development that adds nothing to its stamp. Indeed, it consists mainly of a set of beautiful villages of villages dating from the triumphant times, the beautiful park which ennobles its city centre, domains of Costières settled on its territory and, above all, a women's handball team that has been evolving for years at the highest national and European level by regularly providing volunteers to the brilliant national team of speciality.

Unusual, this address that hosts some kind of Nîmois Horse factor. The sculpted facade, carved, sculpted, draws strange shapes covered with mosaics where there is a woman's face here, an animal. A text in a niche drawn from Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Emile preached «be human, that is your first duty». And it is true that this artistic reconstruction that moved to the roof assault of which it changes the contours gives a share of humanity to the anonymity and monotony of facades. Pieces of ceramics sometimes reveal their old function, fragment of bowl, plates, shapes in forms, which come together as to highlight the landforms. On window support, some plastic bags containing dishwashers debris, deposited there by passers-by, neighbors, admiring and anxious to see the artist continue his work.

The small village of Cabespine lies at the borders of the Minervois and Cabardès, nestled in the valley of Clamoux, between plain and mountain. He belonged to the abbey of Lagrasse of the time of Charlemagne, until the Revolution. The castle, built in the th century, was later, a royal garrison, but today remains only a few ruins under study. The parish church, built in the th century, is well preserved. Beautiful Gothic style book inside a stone museum and a table of Gamelin. It should also host exhibitions as of 2017. The establishment of a medieval garden is also planned this year, in the green area bordering it. Visitors can discover ancient vegetables and medicinal plants used in the Middle Ages. Cabrespine enjoys an exceptional dynamic, by the municipality that restores, develops and enhances the village, its heritage and its history. Water is thus ubiquitous in Cabrespine: ancient wash, watering, fountain recalls the essential role of water that would spread the giant gulf of the village (see the "Enlarge" section), known across borders. The narrow and picturesque streets are clean and flowery. These highlights add to the charm of this typical village of the Black Mountain. Looking at the environment, the municipality plans for 2017 the installation of two electric terminals that will be located on the parking lot of the abyss. Cabrespine has been awarded the "Healthy Land-free" label that rewards and attests to the efforts made to protect the cultures and vegetation of the village.