Tours, tickets and day trips in Nîmes
The sights with published visitor numbers, the heritage listings, and the towns close enough for a day out.
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Musée de la Romanité | 221,928 | 2019 |
| Carré d'art - musée d'art contemporain | 33,222 | 2019 |
| Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Nîmes | 28,360 | 2018 |
| Musée des beaux-arts de Nîmes | 17,085 | 2017 |
| Musée des cultures taurines | 16,249 | 2015 |
| Vieux Nîmes museum | 9,844 | 2019 |
| Departmental archives of Gard | 765 | 2022 |
The busiest is Musée de la Romanité at 221,928 visitors in 2019. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
UNESCO World Heritage in the city: Maison Carrée.
Day trips from Nîmes
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nîmes to Montpellier | France | 46 km (29 mi) | about 45 min |
| Nîmes to Aix-en-Provence | France | 94 km (59 mi) | about 1 h 32 min |
| Nîmes to Marseille | France | 102 km (63 mi) | about 1 h 40 min |
| Nîmes to Toulon | France | 149 km (93 mi) | about 2 h 26 min |
| Nîmes to Perpignan | France | 173 km (108 mi) | about 2 h 49 min |
| Nîmes to Saint-Étienne | France | 178 km (110 mi) | about 2 h 53 min |
| Nîmes to Grenoble | France | 184 km (114 mi) | about 3 h |
| Nîmes to Lyon | France | 216 km (134 mi) | about 3 h 31 min |
| Nîmes to Turin | Italy | 298 km (185 mi) | about 4 h 51 min |
| Nîmes to Toulouse | France | 236 km (146 mi) | about 3 h 50 min |
| Nîmes to Nice | France | 234 km (145 mi) | about 3 h 48 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
What is the most visited attraction in Nîmes?
Musée de la Romanité, with 221,928 visitors in 2019 (Wikidata).
Does Nîmes have a UNESCO World Heritage site?
Yes: Maison Carrée.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.