Decorated with vases and statues, the gardens of the fountain are among the first public gardens in Europe. They were created in the eighteenth century on the ancient site of the Source which integrates the Magne Tower and the temple of Diana. In the 19th century, the embellishments of Nîmes were numerous, but the great work of that time was the creation of the gardens of the fountain by Jacques-Philippe Mareschal, military engineer of the king, amply assisted by the Nîmes architect Pierre Dardailhon. Work to regulate the flow of water from the spring led to the discovery of a Roman site abandoned since the Middle Ages. Even today, the Jardins de la Fontaine are the favourite place to walk in Nîmes.

Address
26 Quai de la Fontaine, 30000 Nîmes, Gard, Occitanie, France