The journey through the gorges opened up into a large car-park, which was quite a relief after the narrow road. From that viewpoint you can see the quaint hermitage built into the rocky outcrop.

Since the seventh century, the natural grottes of Galamus, ” the holy mount “, have become
a refuge for the hermits . They built their humble cells, lived in prayer and abstinence, then died .
They placed the site under the protection of Saint Anthony the Great, the patriarch of the monks of the desert .

The Franciscans fit out the site in the 15th century . It has become a traditional place of pilgrimage on Easter and Whitsun Mondays .