The Gard region is the cradle of Romanesque architecture, with Unesco World Heritage Sites: Pont du Gard - Saint-Gilles du Gard Abbey Church The wide-open spaces of the Causses and Cévennes The Prieuré Notre-Dame is located 9 km from the Pont du Gard in the famous Carré d'or: "Nîmes, Uzès, Arles, Avignon"