Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Gard

Rempart
30220 Aigues-Mortes

The walls of Aigues-Mortes, a 13th century fortified enclosure in Occitanie, protect this medieval city of Gard with 1640 m of walls flanked by 15 towers, a unique testimony of military architecture in a marshy environment.

Vestiges Gallo-romain
30000 Nîmes

The castelum divisorium de Nîmes is a first-century Roman reservoir located in the city centre. This monument distributed water from the aqueduct to Nemausus neighbourhoods via 10 lead pipes.

Château fort
30450 Aujac

Chaylard Castle, built in the 12th and 14th centuries, is a medieval castle perched on a rocky promontory in Aujac, Occitanie, overlooking the Cèze valley.

Chemins de Compostelle - Voie de Toulouse ou d'Arles
30800 Saint-Gilles

The abbey church of Saint-Gilles-du-Gard, a 12th century Romanesque jewel located in Saint-Gilles in Occitanie, is a former Benedictine monastery classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and famous for its carved facade and role on the roads of Compostela.

Chartreuse
30400 Villeneuve-lès-Avignon

The Chartreuse Notre-Dame-du-Val-de-Bénédiction, founded in the 14th century in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon (Occitanie), is a former Cartusian monastery transformed into a cultural centre. This medieval gem, marked by pontifical history and exceptional frescoes, combines architectural heritage and contemporary creation.

Phare classé MH
30240 Le Grau-du-Roi

The former Grau-du-Roi lighthouse, built in 1828 in the Gard, is a testimony of the first French coastal lighting program. Ranked a historic monument in 2012, it dominates the Little Mediterranean Camargue.

Palais de justice
30000 Nîmes

The justice palace of Nîmes, a 19th-century neoclassical building, overlooks the city centre near the Roman arenas. Enlisted as a historical monument in 1993, it embodies the judicial architecture of the Louis-Philippe period.

Château fort
30210 Pouzilhac

Pouzilhac Castle, a 12th-century medieval building, stands in Pouzilhac in the Gard, combining Gothic elements and 19th-century changes in Occitanie.