The art of dry stone: The Uzès capitelles trail - Guided tour Uzès, Ville d'art et d'histoire
Presentation
On the heights of Uzès, in a place called "La montagne", lost in a forest of holm oaks, hide enigmatic dry-stone huts: the capitelles. Long misunderstood, these vernacular constructions have many stories to tell...
Long misunderstood, these 18th and 19th century vernacular buildings have many stories to tell about the lives and labors of the little people, so often forgotten by history.
Along the "sentier des capitelles", you'll discover a typical example of Languedoc dry-stone construction, whose ancestral know-how is still very much alive, and was classified by UNESCO as part of the world's intangible cultural heritage in 2018!
** Practical info
Please book your tickets in advance.
Departure : Rdv at the 2nd parking lot of the source d'Eure.
6 km nature trail.
Duration: 3 hours.
Difference in altitude: 100 m.
Bring shoes suitable for walking.
> For the more courageous, you can leave from the center of Uzès to reach the meeting point via the Parc du Duché. Allow 30 minutes and 60m of additional ascent!
Along the "sentier des capitelles", you'll discover a typical example of Languedoc dry-stone construction, whose ancestral know-how is still very much alive, and was classified by UNESCO as part of the world's intangible cultural heritage in 2018!
** Practical info
Please book your tickets in advance.
Departure : Rdv at the 2nd parking lot of the source d'Eure.
6 km nature trail.
Duration: 3 hours.
Difference in altitude: 100 m.
Bring shoes suitable for walking.
> For the more courageous, you can leave from the center of Uzès to reach the meeting point via the Parc du Duché. Allow 30 minutes and 60m of additional ascent!
Availability
Destination
Font d'Eure
30700
Uzès
GPS coordinates
Latitude : 44.01496
Longitude : 4.42946