Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert

A spiritual stopover on the Way of Saint-Jacques de Compostela, Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert is a small medieval town, one of the Most Beautiful Villages in France, which offers you a unique break…

You have every reason to come and discover Saint-Guilhem!

When you arrive in the village, set off to discover the village’s medieval riches…

Gellone Abbey, a jewel of Languedoc Romanesque art, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
It houses the relics of Saint-Guilhem and the True Cross! Open the door of the Abbey Museum and you will immerse yourself in the eventful history of Gellone and its cloister! Go to the Abbey Museum, entry is free, you are going on a journey through time!

Continue your path, you pass in front of the Lorimy house, which gives you the most remarkable Romanesque facade of the village, and in front of the Saint-Laurent church, the prison tower or even the Château du Géant, moving witnesses of the identity and rich past of the city…

Another nice surprise: a visit to the Village d’Antan Museum!

Finally, immerse yourself in the eventful history of Gellone Abbey! Installed in the former monks’ refectory, in the cloister, a large collection of which is at the “Cloisters Museum” in New York, the Abbey Museum invites you on a journey… “travels of the cloister”!

Source: Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert Tourist Office