The Sainte-Marie Abbey Church was first consecrated in 982 and is considered an important example of early Languedoc Romanesque architecture.
Travelers wishing to stay in Quarante would like to rent a holiday apartment.
History
The Pont Canal, also known as the Rebaut double aqueduct, “La Birouge” or “La Tine,” is a three-arched structure. Construction began in 1693; it carries the waters of the La Quarante beneath the Canal du Midi and was most recently restored by the Bâtiments de France.
The Musée Archéologique de Quarante presents a collection ranging from the Neolithic to the Middle Ages. Its collections also include pieces from the Chalcolithic, the Iron Age, as well as from the Gallo-Roman, Visigothic and early medieval periods.
Quarante is home to capitelles: domed huts made of dry-stone masonry without mortar, which formerly provided small landowners, their tools and their agricultural produce with temporary shelter.
The treasury of the Sainte-Marie Abbey Church includes a sarcophagus from the 3rd century.
Nature
The Les Berges du Canal circular hike starts in Quarante. It is approximately 13 km long, takes about 4 hours and 15 minutes, and is considered easy. The route passes through picturesque scenery between vineyards and the Canal du Midi.
The Les Berges du Canal circular hike can be reached from the QUARANTE – Collège bus stop in less than a ten-minute walk.
The Croix de Juillet route passes the ruins of the Château des Uyères, hidden among the oak trees.
The green Camin'Art route crosses Quarante and connects Capestang and the Canal du Midi with the former railway station of Cruzy, which has been converted into a restaurant.
Sightseeing
The Sainte-Marie Abbey Church offers individual and group tours in French and English.
A guided tour of the Musée Archéologique de Quarante is available by appointment and includes the archaeological museum, the Musée d’art sacré and the abbey church.
The Source et Fontaine de santé is back in its place today; curious walkers can refresh themselves there.
Other destinations: Mèze, La Caunette, Valras-Plage, Causse-De-La-Selle, Saint-Georges-Dʼorques, Saint-Bauzille-De-Montmel, Pignan, Saint-Jean-De-Cuculles
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