On the way back to Chambery from Cannes, we took a little detour and stopped by Pont du Gard, an ancient Roman aqueduct bridge in the Provence region. This is the second highest standing Roman structure, the Colosseum in Rome being the first.
Pont du Gard is part of an aqueduct that transported water over 30 miles to the town of Nimes, at a rate of about 100 gallons per second. Most of the aqueduct is on or underground, except at places such at this where a bridge was needed to transverse the gorge. It is another amazing example of Roman ingenuity.
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