What to do in Nimes when it rains
When the rain sets in, Nimes sends you happily indoors — world-class museums, galleries, covered markets and warm cafés to wait out the weather.
Museums
Spend a few hours in the city's museums — many are free, and a rainy day is the perfect excuse to take your time.
- Museum Romanité 16 Bd des Arènes, 30000 Nîmes, France
- Carré d'Art 16 Pl. de la Maison Carrée, 30000 Nîmes, France
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nîmes Rue de la Cité Foulc, 30000 Nîmes, France
- Musée du Vieux Nîmes Pl. aux Herbes, 30000 Nîmes, France
- Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Nîmes 13 Bd Amiral Courbet, 30000 Nîmes, France
- Musée du Chemin de Fer de Nîmes / AAATV Section de Nîmes 97 Rue Pierre Semard, 30000 Nîmes, France
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- Le Spot 8 Rue de l'Enclos Rey, 30000 Nîmes, France
- You & Eye Photo Nîmes - Photographie d'iris 28 Rue de la Madeleine, 30000 Nîmes, France
- Avant Garde 1 Pl. du Marché, 30000 Nîmes, France
- L'Arbre Bleu NIMES LA COUPOLE DES HALLES, 22 Bd Gambetta, 30000 Nîmes, France
- Jamais sans Couleurs 13 Rue Emile Jamais, 30900 Nîmes, France
- NegPos Centre d’Art et de Photographie de Nîmes 1 Cr Nemausus, 30000 Nîmes, France
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Tour Magne Les Jardins de la Fontaine, Place Guillaume Apollinaire, 30000 Nîmes, France
- Porte d'Auguste 25B Bd Amiral Courbet, 30000 Nîmes, France
- Castellum Aquae 16 Rue de la Lampeze 14, 30000 Nîmes, France
- Tour de l'Horloge de Nîmes 1 Pl. de l'Horloge, 30000 Nîmes, France
- Porte de France 31 Rue Prte de France, 30900 Nîmes, France
- Bains Romains du Jardin de la Fontaine 29 Quai de la Fontaine, 30900 Nîmes, France
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- Carrefour 405 Chem. Bas de Montpellier, 30000 Nîmes, France
- E.Leclerc NIMES Rte de Beaucaire, 30000 Nîmes, France
- Carrefour Nimes Sud 1755 Av. Pierre Mendès France, 30000 Nîmes, France
- Les Halles de Nîmes 5 Rue des Halles, 30000 Nîmes, France
- Intermarché SUPER Nimes 25 Rue Charlemagne, 30000 Nîmes, France
- Intermarché HYPER Nimes et Drive 300 Route d'Avignon, 100 Rue des Mousquetaires, 30000 Nîmes, France
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- McDonald's Ville Active Cr Jean Monnet, 30900 Nîmes, France
- Total Petrol Station Access 390 Av. Pierre Mendès France, 30000 Nîmes, France
- TotalEnergies Access - RELAIS KM DELTA 35 RUE RUDOLPHE DIESEL, 30900 Nîmes, France
- BOULANGERIE ANGE 82 Rue Claude Nicolas Ledoux, 30900 Nîmes, France
- Le Prolé de Nîmes 20 Rue Jean Reboul, 30900 Nîmes, France
- E.Leclerc Station Service Rte de Beaucaire, 30000 Nîmes, France
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- La Galerie 400 Av. Claude Baillet, 30900 Nîmes, France
- La Coupole des Halles 22 Bd Gambetta, 30000 Nîmes, France
- Carré Sud 148 Rue Jean Lauret, 30900 Nîmes, France
- Centre commercial des 7 collines 30000 Nîmes, France
- Centre Commercial Nîmes Etoile 116 Rue André Dupont, 30900 Nîmes, France
- Centre commercial Carrefour Nîmes Sud 1755 Av. Pierre Mendès France, 30000 Nîmes, France
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