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France Guide

Languedoc

St-Guilhem-le-Désert

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The small town of Gignac lies amid vineyards 30km west of Montpellier. It is here that buses turn off for the glorious abbey and village of ST-GUILHEM-LE-DÉSERT, which lies in a side ravine, 6km further north up the Hérault beyond the famed medieval Pont du Diable. A ruined castle spikes the ridge above, and the ancient tiled houses of the village ramble down the banks of the rushing Verdus, which is everywhere channelled into carefully tended gardens. In season the village is on every tour operator's route, making early mornings and late afternoons better for visiting.