Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert Abbey, Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert

Name: Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert Abbey
Address: 18 Place de la Liberté, Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, 34150, France
Telephone: +33 6 82 84 86 37

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Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert Abbey or Gellone Abbey is a Benedictine abbey in Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, Hérault in France. It was founded in 804 by an Aquitanian aristocrat of the Carolingian era, William of Gellone, known in Occitan as 'Guilhelm'. It was listed as a historic monument by France in 1840 and as part of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France World Heritage Site in 1998. ()

Local name: Abbaye de Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert Unesco: from 1998Coordinates: 43°44'2"N, 3°32'58"E

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18 Place de la LibertéSaint-Guilhem-le-Désert 34150 France

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+33 6 82 84 86 37

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Nearby attractions include: Pont du Diable, Grotte de Clamouse, Argileum, Église abbatiale Saint-Sauveur.

1.9 miS
Bridge,
Pont du Diable, Saint-Jean-de-Fos
48 min walk • The Pont du Diable on the river Hérault is one of many bridges in France with this name. It is located over a steep-sided gorge, about 4 km north-west of Aniane in the Hérault département.
1.7 miS
43°42'35"N • 3°33'10"E
Grotte de Clamouse, Saint-Jean-de-Fos
43 min walk • Natural attraction, Geologic formation, Park
2.2 miS
43°42'9"N • 3°33'5"E
Argileum, Saint-Jean-de-Fos
55 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
4 miSE
43°41'2"N • 3°35'20"E
Église abbatiale Saint-Sauveur, Aniane
102 min walk • Church
5.3 miN
Church
Church of the Nativity of Our Lady
137 min walk • The church of Notre-Dame de Pégairolles-de-Buèges is a Romanesque church located in Pégairolles-de-Buèges in the French department of Hérault in the Occitanie region.
4.4 miS
43°40'25"N • 3°31'23"E
Lagamas
111 min walk • City hall
5.4 miSE
Winery, Wine tours
Mas de Daumas Gassac, Aniane
138 min walk • Mas de Daumas Gassac is a French wine producer from the wine region Languedoc, classified as Vin de Pays de l'Hérault due to its use of grape varieties outside specifications of its AOC. The winery, producing both white and red wine, is located in the south of France, in the commune of Aniane.
5.3 miS
43°39'25"N • 3°32'47"E
Espace Culturel Le Sonambule, Gignac
136 min walk • Museum, Art gallery
4.5 miSE
43°40'56"N • 3°36'10"E
Astronarium - Observatoire Astronomique d'Aniane, Aniane
114 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
0.5 miS
43°43'36"N • 3°33'2"E
Ancien moulin de l'abbaye, Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert
13 min walk • Watermill
2 miS
43°42'19"N • 3°33'32"E
Opilion, Saint-Jean-de-Fos
52 min walk • Monuments and statues

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Nearby attractions include Château du Géant, Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert (4 min walk), Pressoir, Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert (5 min walk), Ancien moulin de l'abbaye, Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert (13 min walk).

Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert Abbey, Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert

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