Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert
An abbey village in the Hérault gorge
The Abbey of Gellone was founded in 804 by Guilhem, a relative of Charlemagne. The village lies in a narrow gorge on the River Hérault, near the Pont du Diable and the Clamouse cave.
UNESCO World Heritage
Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
- World Heritage since
- 1998
- This site
- The Abbey of Gellone
71 churches, abbeys, bridges and hospices along the four French pilgrim routes to Santiago de Compostela, plus seven sections of the trail itself. Within the guide's area these include Saint-Sernin in Toulouse, the cathedrals of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges, Saint-Lizier and Oloron, the Porte Saint-Jacques in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port and the abbeys of Moissac, Conques and Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert.
Visit: Walk a day stage on the GR 65 or GR 653 – the scallop shell shows the way. Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port is the starting point for most people walking the Camino Francés over the Pyrenees.
43.7336° N, 3.5489° E
Trails passing here
Nearby
- Pézenas32 km · Molière's town
Béziers52 km · The cathedral city above the Orb- Fonserannes locks, Béziers52 km · The lock staircase on the Canal du Midi
Pont-canal de l'Orb52 km · The canal that flies over the river
Causse Méjean and the Cévennes54 km · Shepherding landscape and deep gorges- Valras-Plage58 km · The nearest beach to Béziers
- Oppidum d'Ensérune & Malpas59 km · A Gallic town, a circular field and a canal tunnel
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Nîmes66 km · Roman arena and temple