Pont du Diable, Hérault
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The Pont du Diable on the Hérault River is one of many bridges in France with this name (=Devil's bridge). It is located over a steep-sided gorge, about 4 km north-west of Aniane in the Hérault département.
Constructed by Benedictine monks in the 11th century, it provided a link between the abbey at Aniane and the Gellone Abbey at Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert. Though subsequently widened, it has retained its original shape. Vehicular traffic is now catered for by a newer bridge, from which splendid views may be had of the original bridge and an aqueduct that takes water to the vineyards of Saint-Jean-de-Fos.
The bridge is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the World Heritage Sites of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France.
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- Michelin: Green Guide Languedoc, Rousillon, Tarn Gorges (1998) p. 194
