Barjac: Architectural History and Dolmen Routes

Barjac can be explored for travel planning through two themes: architectural history and named walks with specific route distances. If you are looking for a hotel in Barjac, deciding what you want to focus on during your stay may help: would you rather explore historic buildings or follow a walking route? The architectural history includes a group of châteaux as well as churches and towers from different periods; the walks can be compared by distance and, for one route, by its described landscape.

Châteaux and Religious Buildings

The Château des Comte du Roure consists of three châteaux of different ages and styles, separated by a courtyard.

The chapel of the Capuchin monastery was built in the second half of the 17th century and is associated with the arrival of Capuchin missionaries in Barjac in 1633. This date refers to the missionaries’ arrival; the chapel itself belongs to a later building phase of the century.

The Église Saint Laurent was built between 1672 and 1692 to replace the older church of Saint Laurent de Maillac on the outskirts of town; the church was restored and enlarged in 1862. The 17th-century replacement building and the 19th-century alteration should therefore be distinguished when considering the dates.

Towers and Dolmens

The Hôtel particulier Dufour includes a 16th-century tower; it is one of eight towers currently recorded in Barjac’s old town. The Tour Renaissance is also thought to date from the 16th century, while also being considered an outstanding example of Barjac’s architecture. Both tower descriptions therefore point to the same century, but with different levels of certainty: the Dufour tower is definitively dated, whereas the Tour Renaissance is only probably from that period. The Tour Renaissance is privately owned and cannot be visited.

Dolmen I des Oeillantes is described as the most beautiful of Barjac’s dolmens.

Walks and Landscape

Two routes can be compared directly by length: “Gaspard se balade à Barjac” is 9 km long, while the “Randonnée Dolmens et capitelles” circular walk covers 14.49 km. The longer loop starts and ends at the car park on Place du 8 mai in Barjac. It passes through forests and garrigue and offers views of the Cévennes. This makes it possible to choose based on both route length and the landscape described.

Foire Bio de Barjac

At the 2026 edition of the Foire Bio de Barjac, local organic producers, local crafts, and ecological products come together on Place Charles Guynet. This edition brings together produce and crafts as distinct aspects of local life, adding another local focus to the architectural and walking themes.

Discover more destinations: Sardan, Boissières, Baron, Sanilhac-Sagriès, Roquemaure, Aigaliers, Beaucaire, Junas.

For the overview of the wider area: Gard.