Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Midi-Pyrénées

Château fort
09000 Foix

Foix Castle, built in the 12th century, is a medieval castle overlooking the town of Foix in Occitanie. Redesigned in the 19th century, it now houses the departmental museum of Ariège and has been classified as a historical monument since 1840.

Maison des Consuls
09500 Mirepoix

The House of Consuls of Mirepoix, a 15th century civil building, is an architectural gem located in Place du Marché in this Ariege city. Its carved soles and monumental poitrail make it a symbol of Occitan medieval heritage.

Chemins de Compostelle - Au bord des voies
09800 Audressein

The Church of Notre-Dame-de-Tramesaygues, classified as a Historical Monument in 1990, is a 14th, 16th and 17th century religious building located in Audressein (Ariège), famous for its Gothic porch and its role in Marian and Compostellan pilgrimage.

Eglise gothique
09100 Pamiers

The Cathedral of Saint-Antonin de Pamiers, a Gothic and Romanesque building of the 12th, 14th and 19th centuries, is a Toulouse brick jewel located in Occitanie, classified as a historical monument since 1906.

Eglise romane
12200 Martiel

The fortified abbey of Loc-Dieu, founded in the 12th century in Martiel in Aveyron, is an ancient Cistercian abbey transformed into a medieval fortress. Its architecture combines Romanesque, Gothic and defensive styles, in the heart of a lush park of 40 hectares.

Château fort
12360 Gissac

The castle of Montaigut, castle fort of the 12th and 15th centuries, dominates the Camarès Rougier in Gissac, Occitanie. Ranked a historical monument, it combines medieval defensive architecture and Renaissance transformations, now restored for cultural animations.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
12150 Sévérac-le-Château

The castle of Séverac, built in the 13th and 16th centuries, dominates the medieval city of Séverac-le-Château in Aveyron. A fortress transformed into a Renaissance palace, it embodies the feudal and architectural history of Occitanie.

Château fort
09250 Lordat

Lordat Castle, a medieval fortress of the 11th and 15th centuries, dominates the Ariège Valley at an altitude of 965 m on the town of Lordat in Occitanie. Impressive ruins of a cathar and feudal strategic site.