In an exceptional landscape of Mediterranean hills, the site of Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert is an architectural masterpiece not to be missed.
Between Saint Bauzille de Putois and Saint-Guilhem, the river offers a multitude of places suitable for swimming.
The Hérault valley is a cool place in the middle of the garrigues.
The area around the gorges offers many leisure activities: canoeing, hiking, climbing…
In this exceptional landscape of Mediterranean hills, don’t miss the village of Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert — take a stroll through one of the most beautiful medieval villages in France on the Saint James of Compostela Way and discover the Val de Gellone, a stone backdrop of breathtaking cliffs with thyme, oak and pine all clinging on. It’s a landscape made up of stone and sky
At its heart nestles the legendary town of Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert, its old streets having basked under the Languedoc sun for twelve centuries.
They all bear the traces of their past in their architectural details; their arches, their lintels, their mullioned windows.
Developed around the Gellone Abbey, the village has retained a strong medieval imprint, constituting a whole village of rare harmony.
This ‘Grand Site’, is one of the most beautiful villages of France and its abbey is now classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO under the Saint James of Compostela Way in France.
Set off on one of the many hiking trails in the Hérault valley.
From the more athletic itineraries in the Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert mountains to the family loops in the wine-growing plain of the Hérault, there is something for everyone…
