Synopsis Presentation and Geographical Situation Galamus Gorges et clue Hermitage Museum Church and Chapter Local production Useful Information Important events Accommodation A lively place How to apply for Information Sports and other Activities
			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 15 th century . It has become a traditional place of pilgrinage on Easter and Whitsun Mondays . Thanks to the exceptional situation of the Hermitage, hung up half-way up the cliff, the place was the setting of several films : "Chine ma douleur " - Jean Vigo Prize 1989 - and " The 9th Door " by Roman Polanski in 1998 .