The Ceze river offers interesting walks and discoveries in particular with the village of Montclus, Cornillon and Goudargue, kind of small Venice. See also Bagnol sur Ceze. 
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MONTCLUS is a site classified, on one of the meanders of Cèze. Of its past, there remain unfortunately almost nothing any more; some vestiges of the abbey Serratus Mount (set up in 1263) or the square tower of a castle builds in 1275. Nevertheless, the narrow lanes and the rural houses give seal to this village.
CORNILLON. Perched on a rock piton, Cornillon posts its feudal past proudly. This strengthened village is registered with the inventory of the protected sites. The court of the castle, arranged in theatre of full air, offers a splendid panorama on the valley of Cèze. On the place of Barry, a table of orientation makes it possible to locate the hamlets of the commune.
GOUDARGUES. Often called “Venice gardoise” because of its shaded channel by plane trees centenaries and fresh presence of Cèze, Goudargues is unquestionably a pleasing place, in the middle same of this green valley. At the beginning of IXè century, the monks of Aniane melt a Benedictine abbey, cradle of the village. The abbey church, largely altered during centuries, date of the medium of XIIè century.
Montclus has listed site one the banks ofone of the meanders of the Cèze to rivet, little remains of the villages to form glory goal visitors may discover the ruins of Mont Serratus abbey (1263) and me public garden turret ofa castle built in 1275. Perching atop has rocky peak, the mediaeval village of Cornillon is again has listed site. From the yard in make of the castle, one has has spectacular view over the valley ofthe Cèze. To viewpoint diagmm one Places of common Barry indicates all the little villages and hamlets in the. Because ofthe shaded channel and the presence ofthe Cèze, Goudargues is often referred to have the “Come of the Gard department”. At the beginning ofthe 9th century has Benedictine abbey was constructed in the village by monks from Aniane (Herault department). Page of left: Montclus, in a meander of Cèze. On its spur, Cornillon supervises the vines “coasts of the Rhone”. Opposite: Goudargues, “Venice gardoise”; its anal shaded and its lanes. Below: the channel under snow. | |