An extremely interesting town with numerous historic testimonies. Nîmes was the first French city to be colonised by the Romans and the town holds several impressive monuments from that period. The most imposing monument from Roman Times is Les Arènes, an amphitheatre, built around 50B.C. and the best-preserved of its kind after the Colosseum in Rome. In the town one can also find Maison Carrées, considered one of the best-preserved Roman temples and one of the most beautiful monuments, left in France by the Romans, Porte d’Auguste, remains from the ancient city wall, as well as the old cathedral from the 11th century.