Winery · Nîmes

Maison Carrée & Ancient Nîmes

Built ~20 BCE by Agrippa, Maison Carrée is Rome's best-preserved temple. Nîmes wine tours feature Languedoc reds, whites, and local Provençal rosé nearby.

What to do there

TourMaison Carrée & Ancient NîmesThe most perfectly preserved Roman temple in existence. Built around 2 AD, it inspired Thomas Jefferson's design for the Virginia State Capitol. Across the square is Norman Foster's modern Carré d'Art museum.

Wineries nearby

Winery Nîmes Amphitheater & Wine Built ~100 AD just after Rome's Colosseum, Nîmes' amphitheater held 24,000 gladiator spectators across 34 tiers—now 2000-year-old stone hosts modern bullfighting & Roman Games reenactments, pairing ancient grandeur with Languedoc wine terroir below.
Winery · Vers-Pont-du-Gard Pont du Gard Vineyard Picnic Spread your picnic blanket below the 50-meter UNESCO World Heritage Roman aqueduct (built before the Christian era)—pair Costières de Nîmes rosé & reds with bread, cheese & views of three-tier stone engineering that watered Roman Nîmes for 2000 years.
Winery · Arles Arles Arena & Van Gogh Trail Roman amphitheater (90 AD) where Van Gogh sketched bullfights.