Discover Nîmes and its heritage

when staying at the Hotel and Villa Majestic, our charming hotel in the heart of Nîmes

The hotel and Villa Majestic situated at 9 rue de la Servie, in the heart of Nîmes, is ideally situated to explore Nîmes by foot. You will be first-hand to discover all the year-round events planned in Nîmes.

The hotel and Villa Majestic offers a strategic situation to visit both main curiosities and unforgettable Nîmes’s monuments. The day of your arrival, a 5 minute walk is necessary to reach the hotel and Villa Majestic from the railway station. You will take the same time to cross the Charles de Gaulle esplanade a throughout and admire the divine Nimes’s arenas, the Romanité Museum and the Tour de l’Horloge. To walk to the Maison Carrée or the “Jardins de la Fontaine”, count 15 to 20 minutes walk in the shady streets of the old city centre.

The fact that the Hotel and Villa Majestic is near the city centre, allows you to discover the festivities that are hosted in Nîmes : Pentecost’s and harvest Ferias, music festival in June, the “Courses Camarguaises” in the arenas, Romain Games, Flamenco Festival…Nîmes offers a permanent show.

The arenas of Nîmes

Less than 10 minutes on foot from the hotel, discover the world’s best-preserved Roman amphitheatre. It hosts shows, ferias, bull races and bull fights all year long.

The Maison Carrée

This building is the only temple from Antiquity that is completely preserved. Built at the beginning of the 1st century in honour of the grandsons and adoptive sons of Emperor Augustus, it made up part of the Forum.

The Jardins de la Fontaine

Located on a hill right in the middle of the city of Nîmes lie the Jardins de la Fontaine. Labelled a “Remarkable Garden” by the Committee of Parks and Gardens and the French Ministry of Culture, these public gardens were built on a magnificent historical and natural site spanning 15 hectares.

Nîmes train station