GABRIAC CHAPEL - GABRIAC

While following the paths of the Gabriac discovery trail, which will introduce you to the scattered settlements characteristic of the Cévennes valleys, you will pass a building referred to as a chapel, which is in fact the former parish church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste, built very near the castle. This medieval church, recently restored, has a rectangular plan and a beautiful Romanesque schist apse with a barrel vault.
The cemetery was located on the adjacent plot, as was the priory-cure of which only vestiges remain.
Opposite the chapel stand the remains of a massive building whose façade is punctuated by regular bays. Another building typical of the Cévennes, this former silkworm farm is the place where, in the 19th century, silkworms were raised and fed. This practice, known as sericulture, enabled the inhabitants of the area to earn an additional income.