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Pont du Gard
This Unesco World Heritage Site (
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) near Nîmes in southern France is
gargantuan: 35 arches straddle the Roman aqueduct's 275m-long upper tier, con-
taining a watercourse that was designed to carry 20,000 cu metres of water per
day. View it from afloat a canoe on the River Gard or pay extra to jig across its top
tier. Oh, and don't forget your swimming gear for a spot of post-Pont, daredevil
dives and high jumps from the rocks nearby - a plunge that will entice the most re-
luctant of young historians.
BILL WASSMAN
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