Arènes de Cimiez
Arènes de Cimiez is an archaeological site in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Arènes de Cimiez is situated nearby to the museum Musée archéologique de Nice-Cimiez, as well as near The Matisse Museum.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Roman amphitheater in Nice, France
- Also known as: “arenes de Cimiez”, “Arenes de Cimiez”, and “arènes de Cimiez”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Matisse Museum and Musée archéologique de Nice-Cimiez.
The Matisse Museum
Museum
Photo: Tubantia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Musée Matisse in Nice is a municipal museum devoted to the work of French painter Henri Matisse. It gathers one of the world's largest collections of his works, tracing his artistic beginnings and his evolution through his last works.
Musée archéologique de Nice-Cimiez
Museum
Photo: Frantz-Samy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Musée archéologique de Nice-Cimiez is a museum.
Cemenelum
Archaeological site
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Cemenelum is an archaeological site, which is situated 150 metres southeast of Arènes de Cimiez.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cimiez and Saint-André-de-la-Roche.
Cimiez
Suburb
Cimiez is an upper-class neighborhood in Nice, Southern France. The area contains the Musée Matisse and the ruins of Cemenelum, capital of the Ancient Roman province Alpes Maritimae on the Ligurian coast.
Saint-André-de-la-Roche
Village
Photo: Jpchevreau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-André-de-la-Roche is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Until the 50s, in this small city there was a mountain with the shape of a steppe-pyramid, similar to ancient pyramids from old civilizations.
L’Ariane
Suburb
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L’Ariane is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Arènes de Cimiez.
Arènes de Cimiez
- Categories: Roman amphitheater, ancient Roman structure, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Nice, Arrondissement of Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.71997° or 43° 43′ 12″ northLongitude
7.27529° or 7° 16′ 31″ eastElevation
113 metres (371 feet)Inception
1st centuryOpen location code
8FM9P79G+X4OpenStreetMap ID
way 140009090OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteGeoNames ID
10278710Wikidata ID
Q2866137
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In Other Languages
From French to Occitan—“Arènes de Cimiez” goes by many names.
- French: “amphithéâtre de Nice-Cimiez”
- French: “amphithéâtre de Nice”
- French: “arènes de Cimiez”
- French: “Arènes de Cimiez”
- German: “Arènes de Cimiez”
- Korean: “시미에 원형경기장”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Arenas de Cimier”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Arenas de Cimiés”
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