THE VISITES
Nîmy-15km from Mas de Kyoto
Nimes is the prefectural capital of Gard, where you can feel the ancient Roman period with the remains of the Roman Empire in the city.
Although it is a historic city, it is a unique city where modern restaurants and bars coexist.
The Arena of Nîmy
Undoubtedly the best preserved amphitheater from Roman times, the Arènes de Nîmes hosts numerous concerts and events every summer.
Official site
https://www.arenes-nimes.com
The Maison square
An ancient Roman temple with an impressive white appearance that it isone of the best preserved existing Roman temples.
Inside is a museum, displaying marble statues of Apollo.
Official site
https://www.maisoncarree.eu
The Garden of Fountains
The garden is located 10 minutes walk from the center of Nîmy. The sculptures built along the waterways of Simentley are spectacular.
official website
https://www.nimes.fr/vie/espaces-verts/jardins-de-la-fontaine.html
Uzes -15km from Mas de Kyoto
Surrounded by olive groves and vineyards, Uzès is one of the most beautiful towns in France where Duke still lives,an elegant city with a beautiful contrast between the white cobblestones and the buildings, and green platanus.
It is also a city of art and gastronomy with many workshops such as paintings and ceramics, and good restaurants.
The Ducal Castle
The Château d'Uzès, built in the 10th century, A castle belonging to the Crussol d'Uzès family, a family that has played an important role in the history of France for generations for 500 years.
official website
http://www.uzes.com/fr/chateau/histoire.php
The Medieval Garden of Uzes
In the heart of the city of Uzès, this Botanical Garden illustrates the multiple uses of plants, particularly in the Middle Ages.
There is an exceptional panorama of the city from the top of the Tour du Roi.
Website official
Pont du Gard
Listed as a World Heritage Site in 1985, the Pont du Gard, a tourist hotspot in the south of France, is an aqueduct built in the 1st century AD during Roman times.
official website
https://www.pontdugard.fr/fr
Saint-Quentin-la-poterie -20km from Kyoto Mas
10 minutes from Uzes, the village famous for the art of ceramics
like a fairy tale with a sunny landscape.
The ceramic workshops
Saint Quentin la Poterie has flourished as a ceramic art village since the Middle Ages. Even now, there are 40 artists maintaining its history and the art of pottery.
official website
https://capitale-ceramic.com/fr/
Cats
In the village, even the idyllic scenery of loose cats basking in the sun in front of an artistic storefront, or strolling quietly unafraid of humans is like something out of a picture book.
Avignon -40km from Kyoto Mas
Surrounded by solid walls, the historic city of Avignon is an essential stopover on your trip to Provence. When the pope moved from the Vatican to this land, it flourished as a Catholic center.
The fortified "Historic Center of Avignon" was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995.
Palace of the Popes
The greatest Gothic architecture in Europe, built between 1335 and 1352.
The palace, which was once the center of Catholicism, has not been kept as it was in the Pope's time as artefacts were destroyed during the French Revolution.
Inside the building, you can see frescoes that remind you of the 14th century.
Saint Benezet bridge
The Pont d'Avignon, built in the 12th century, does not extend over the opposite bank and is cut in the middle of the river.
It was destroyed by the attack of Louis VIII and the repeated floods of the Rhone.
It is possible to cross over the bridge halfway.