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2000 years ago and the Romans of
Nimes
wanted water for their baths. There was a natural spring near the village of Uzes but it was 48 kilometers
away. The
Roman engineers went to work building an aqueduct of stone at the
proper levels
to flow downhill the whole way, with only 10 meters of drop to work
with. And
they had another problem: to get across the huge canyon carved out by
the Gardon
River.
The magnificent Roman solution, the Pont-du-Gard, is the third most
visited
tourist destination in France
(after the Eiffel
Tower and
the Louvre).
Follow the old aqueduct ruins
just outside the village as you reach the famous
bridge in a short walk
from the house....