생마메르 뒤 가르‬에서 가장 멋진 ‪7‬개의 천연기념물

Lens limestone was primarily reserved for intricately decorated works, as its composition allows for fine and in-depth work. It was shipped to Arles or Beaucaire before being exported to construction sites all around the Mediterranean. But in Nîmes, it was of course used for all the ornamentation of the arenas, the Maison Carrée, and the Temple of Diana. https://echosdeleinsgardonnenque.fr/en-visite-aux-carrieres-romaines/

Beautiful place and beautiful view. The trail to get there is quiet (although it climbs). The single tracks are much more technical!

You have to sweat to get there! Come on, go!

Unfortunately closed today.

Magnificent Roman quarry, difficult to access but worth the effort. We can see the cutting of certain stone blocks as well as elements sculpted on site (pillars) that have not been moved.

Beautiful stone site, remnant of a building which in Roman times housed the Ranquet spring which provided water to the inhabitants of the oppidum of Roque de Viou. It supplied two tanks measuring 24m x 4.6m, which are now partially destroyed. Located at the junction of rue de la Fontaine Romaine and rue de l'Agau de Nages, the place, decorated with a small stone bench, is charming.

ATTENTION: there was a collapse of the chasm in December 2022, since then, access to the site is strictly prohibited!! https://www.tourismegard.com/fr/fiche/patrimoine-naturel/gouffre-des-espelugues-acces-interdit-dions_TFO6288083/

A beautiful old Roman quarry at the end of a small path.