Saint-Victor-De-Malcap: Holiday Apartments and Houses

The Château de Saint-Victor-de-Malcap has been mentioned in the archives since 1243. During the Albigensian Crusade, it was a fortified house built for men-at-arms.

Renting a holiday apartment in Saint-Victor-de-Malcap is one possible travel plan.

Culture

Construction of the present-day Saint-Victor-de-Malcap church was decided in 1856 and completed in 1860. It was built on the site of the former cemetery between the château and the town hall. The church has been restored; its bells were put back into operation in 1999. Its features include paintings, a finely carved pulpit, a bell tower and bells; the altar is also decorated with paintings and mosaics.

At the Château de Saint-Victor-de-Malcap, Pierre de Castillon, the lord of the manor, received Louis XIII on the occasion of the surrender of Saint-Ambroix.

The Château d'Allègre is a ruin in the vicinity of Saint-Victor-de-Malcap. In the wider region around Saint-Victor-de-Malcap lies the historic site of Notre-Dames des Fonts Saint Bernard et Sainte Claire. The Abbaye de Valsauve (1217–1375), a ruin, is also located there. The Abbatiale de Goudargues is a monastery in the wider region around Saint-Victor-de-Malcap.

Nature

The Serre de Banassac mountain is located close to Saint-Victor-de-Malcap. The Dorquier and Serre de la Maline mountains are in the surrounding area, as is the Gautefrache summit.

The hamlet of Saint-Etienne-de-Sermentin is ideal for walks. Its heights offer expansive views over the Cèze valley. Saint-Etienne-de-Sermentin is also home to the ruins of a 13th-century castle.

BeesArt offers tours of its workshop for creations made from beeswax by appointment.

These places in the Gard also lead to further destinations: Courry, Vauvert, Lanuéjols, Vergèze, Vers-Pont-Du-Gard, Mus, Orthoux-Sérignac-Quilhan, Sauve.

For more information about the Gard, see the overview of the Gard.