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The Gard department borders the Hérault, Lozère, Aveyron, Bouches-du-Rhône, Vaucluse and Ardèche departments. Gard extends from the highest mountain in the department, Mont Aigoual (1567 m) in the north to the Mediterranean Sea in the south, from the Cevennes in the west to the Rhône in the east. Gard is the only department in Languedoc-Roussillon that borders the Provence region to the east. Gard therefore has more in common with Provence than the other departments of Languedoc-Roussillon.

Gard offers exciting historical and cultural monuments, small walled villages, a beautiful, varied landscape with the Cevennes in the west, the beautiful, child-friendly sandy beaches in the south and the unique marshland in the Rhône delta to the Mediterranean.

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Numerous buildings of impressive size and a wealth of well-preserved building remains testify to the great influence of the Roman Empire in Gard. The departmental capital, Nîmes, was the most beautiful city not only in Gaul but in the entire Roman Empire. First and foremost, Nîmes offers an impressive amphitheater built in 50 BC. It is the best preserved after the Colosseum in Rome. The magnificent Maison Carrée, a 1st century BC Corinthian temple. B.C., is incredibly well preserved and is considered to be the most impressive structure left in France by the Romans.

Gard is also home to the unique structure, the Pont du Gard, built by the Romans in 19 BC. erected to transport water from the River Gard to Nîmes. In short, the Pont du Gard is a three-story aqueduct with arches, 40 meters high and 360 meters long. Other interesting towns in Gard are Sommières, Uzès and Aigues-Mortes. 39 km southwest of Nimes is the extremely charming medieval village of Sommières with an ancient Roman bridge. Uzès is located in the triangular area of Alès-Nîmes-Avignon, in the heart of the Gard department. It's an incredibly charming medieval city that features the Duché Palace, an imposing 12th-century four-winged building, la Tour de l'horloge, the Cathedral of St Théodorit and the Romanesque bell tower, la Tour Fenestrelle. Aigues-Mortes is an extremely interesting and well-preserved medieval town situated in an area of salt lagoons and watercourses where the Rhône meets the sea. The city is still surrounded by its fully intact fortress walls.