Le Clapier

• The Saint-Xist church (10th century):

• Its bell tower (10th century), unique in the region, stands out with its elegant architecture and, like a mute lighthouse lost in the middle of the land, serves as a landmark for the little hamlet nestled at its feet.
• Paintings by Nicolas Greschny occupy the entire back walls and choir. These monumental works represent, in 14 plates, the crucifixion and the resurrection. They further contribute to the cultural richness of the place.

• The garden which adjoined the church and which was fallow was transformed into a botanical garden with more than 300 medicinal and aromatic plants, whose reputation is beginning to spread beyond the region. Its sponsorship by the Montpellier plant garden would prove, if necessary, its quality and diversity.
• Hike on the Guilhaumard: GR71.

Heritage Days in September.

The Tourist Office offers many tours to discover the territory. Remember that you are in an area classified by UNESCO in 2011 for Agro-pastoralism.

• Discovery of the botanical world (45 km circuit)

• The tray Guilhaumard is particularly remarkable for its wealth of orchids and landscapes of cliffs, rocks and ruiniform dry grasslands. There are now only remnants of the beech forest which partly covered the tray. To promote the conservation of these remarkable spaces and to understand the challenges of this comprehensive program, there are actions on the set of Guilhaumard. So admire and respect this natural wealth and fragile.
• The day begins in the village of La Bastide des Fonts where you expect spectacular views. La Bastide des Fonts takes its name from "fortified", newly built and "fonts" which means fountain village. From here you have a beautiful view over the valley of the Orb and the landscape of the Causses. Following its course, the Orb digs a green valley, narrow corridor opened in the limestone plateaux. Then discover the source of the Sorgue.
• For the D493 and D93. The Church of St. Xist, its bell tower and its botanical garden invite you to a halt. The choir of the church is decorated with paintings by Nicolas Greschny that bring the cultural richness of the place. The garden adjacent to the church deserves attention. Nearly 300 different species there are, the most toxic aromatic plant. An opportunity to relearn about the plants that surround us.
• For the D7 towards Fondamente (possibility of a detour towards Sorgue Cornus). Provide a picnic. Move toward the source of the Sorgue. By the way, do not forget to admire the magnificent castle Sorgue. On your way to the imposing stature always camped on a rock castle despite the thousand years are over. Measuring 40 km long, the Sorgue rises in the Larzac plateau near Cornus through a major resurgence to take the Dourdou Camarès. The source of the Sorgue is a site not to be missed, it offers an impressive sight: the underground river emerges from the ground at a rate of 2 cubic meters per second)!
• By D93, join the commune of Saint-Beaulize.
• Finally, the direction of Saint-Paul-des-Fonts for the discovery Space Botany Coste. Established on the ground floor of the rectory next to the church of St. Paul of the Funds, the botanical area is dedicated to the life and work of Canon Hippolyte Rockrose will share his time between the duties of his ministry and his passion for botany. This Rouergat of modest peasant origins, which was nicknamed "the priest flowers", was able to raise in the courtyard of the greatest botanists by carrying out a remarkable and brilliant "Flore descriptive and illustrated France, Corsica and neighboring countries "(1901 - 1906) which is his masterpiece, known and still recognized today in the European internationally.