A menhir 7.40 m high and 2 m wide stands in Saint-Uzec. Imagine our Neolithic ancestors transporting this huge block of granite weighing 60 tonnes! These megaliths probably fulfilled a religious role, although our understanding of their purpose remains limited. In the seventeenth century, the Saint-Uzec menhir was Christianised. A cross was added at the top and images of the Passion carved onto the south face. Walk along the side of the Chapel dating from the sixteenth century. Further downhill, you will see a fountain. Water was drawn from this fountain to increase the milk supply of sows after they had farrowed.
Classified as a historic monument and occupying a key position, the Chapel of Christ is not to be missed. Located on a small hill, 76 metres in altitude, it offers an outstanding panoramic view over... See
Opposite the small beach of white sand stands a granite oratory, built around the eleventh and twelfth centuries from an old Gaulish stele (carved stone slab). Capitals carved with animal designs... See
Classified as a historic monument and containing some architectural treasures, Notre Dame de la Clarté is not to be missed. Dating from the fifteenth century and finished in the eighteenth century,... See
Covering 30 hectares, the coastline is of great botanical, scenic and cultural value. The department of the Conseil Général (local authorities) responsible for natural sites has introduced Camargue... See