Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Midi-Pyrénées

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.

Pont du Diable
09000 Montoulieu

The Pont du Diable, also known as the Pont Saint-Antoine, is a medieval structure located on the Ariège, connecting Montoulieu with Mercus-Garrabet in Occitanie. Built in the 19th century despite medieval legends, it combines history and hydraulic engineering.

Château fort
12310 Bertholène

The Château des Bourines, a 13th-15th-century feudal fortified barn in Bertholène (Aveyron), is a rare example of monastic and military architecture linked to the Domerie of Aubrac.

Eglise gothique
09500 Mirepoix

The former Cathedral of Saint-Maurice de Mirepoix, a 13th–12th–century Gothic building in Occitanie, is distinguished by its unique nave of 21.40 m, the widest of Languedoc, and its octagonal bell tower of 60 m.

Grotte préhistorique
09400 Bédeilhac-et-Aynat

The cave of Bédeilhac, a vast cave adorned with the Upper Paleolithic located in Bédeilhac-et-Aynat in Occitanie, houses Magdalenian works and spectacular concretions over 2,24 km of development.

Grotte préhistorique
09290 Le Mas-d'Azil

The Mas-d'Azil cave in Ariège (Occitanie) is a prehistoric cavity of 2,100 m, famous for its Azilian remains and its unique road tunnel in Europe, occupied for 35,000 years.

Chapelle romane
12230 Nant

The chapel Saint-Martin-du-Vican, built in the 12th century in Nant en Aveyron, is an ancient Romanesque church in limestone and tuff, classified as a historical monument in 1936.

Maison forte
12260 Villeneuve

The castle of Toulonnergues, a 15th-century medieval building in Villeneuve (Aveyron), combines seigneurial houses with defensive elements, with a staircase tower in screws and characteristic rounded angles.