Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Midi-Pyrénées

Romanesque and Gothic Church
46260 Laramière

The Priory of Notre-Dame de Laramière, founded in the 12th century, is a former Augustine monastery located in the Lot in Occitanie, marked by its role in the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela and its preserved medieval architecture.

Paths of Compostela - Puy-en-Velay route
46160 Gréalou

The Dolmen of Pech Lagliaire 2 in Gréalou is a megalithic monument of Neolithic located in the Lot in Occitanie. Ranked a historical monument, it is part of a set of three close dolmens, witnesses to ancient funeral practices.

Paths of Compostela - Puy-en-Velay route
46100 Figeac

The Santiago de Figeac Hospital is a historic monument located in the town of Figeac, in the Occitan region. Its exact history and construction period remain to be specified.

Gothic Church
81600 Gaillac

Saint-Michel de Gaillac Abbey, a former Benedictine abbey of the 11th and 15th centuries in Gaillac, Occitanie, now houses a museum dedicated to wine and wine, while its church remains an active place of worship.

Gothic Church
81990 Albi

The Cathedral of Saint-Cécile d'Albi, a southern Gothic brick masterpiece from the 13th to the 15th century, dominates the town of Albi in Occitanie. Ranked at UNESCO, it combines external austerity and unique interior pictorial wealth in Europe.

Gothic Church
81500 Lavaur

The Cathedral of Saint-Alain de Lavaur, a southern Gothic building from the 13th to the 16th centuries, dominates the town of Tarn in Occitanie. Ranked a historical monument, it combines medieval architecture and treasures like a Cavaillé-Coll organ and a legendary jacquemart.

Baroque Church
81100 Castres

The Cathedral of Saint-Benoît de Castres, built in the 17th and 18th centuries, is an ancient Benedictine abbey transformed into a baroque cathedral, located in the Tarn in Occitanie. His tumultuous history includes partial destruction and reconstruction, leaving an imposing but unfinished choir.

Castle
81150 Castelnau-de-Lévis

The castle of Castelnau-de-Lévis, built in the 13th century, is an ancient castle in ruins located in the Tarn, overlooking the Tarn valley and the city of Albi.