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The Pont du Gard is the most visited antique site in France, with over one million visitors per year. It is, however, located in a fragile Mediterranean environment.
A few basic rules should therefore be observed, please:
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| | | | take your waste away with you, |
| | | | stay on the marked paths, |
| | | | keep dogs on a lead.
It is also formally prohibited to light fires or to dive into the Gardon from the bridge.
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» From the Pont du Gard to the Pont du Gard site
Several dates mark the actions taken to protect the site. |
| | | | Registration on the first list of historic monuments drawn up by Prosper Mérimée in 1840 and also the first restoration work at this date, |
| | | | Site listed as an environmental site in 1973 under the 1930 law, |
| | | | Registered as a World heritage site by UNESCO in 1985, |
| | | | Site development operation in 2000.
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» Awareness
The protection and development operation covers some 165 hectares to include the natural
environment crossed by the river Gardon and touches upon tree communes:
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| | | | Castillon du Gard.
The operation is based on three principles: |
| | | | protection of the environment and heritage, |
| | | | local economic development.
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» Philosophy of the development project
The Pont du Gard site took up the challenge of offering a high level, high quality cultural
input, worthy of a UNESCO World Heritage site while respecting the local tradition of free access to the Pont du Gard site for a picnic, a dip in the river or a walk in the countryside.
The site has been cleaned (electricity cables buried), restored and is maintained.
Casual street traders have been removed and car parking reorganised in favour of more discreet and better integrated structures. |
| When entering this site we hope that you will accompany is in our efforts to respect this environment. |
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