Castles in the High Pyrénées

Château
65320 Gardères

The castle of Gardères, home of the 18th century fields located in the Hautes-Pyrénées, illustrates the architecture of Bearnaise with its turrets added in the 19th century. Ranked a historic monument, it stands in the heart of the village of Gardères in Occitanie.

Château fort
65170 Tramezaïgues

Tramezaygues Castle, 11th and 12th century castle, dominates Tramezaïgues in Occitanie. Former border watch tower, he monitored the Aure Valley until the Revolution.

Château fort
65370 Bramevaque

The castle of Comtes de Comminges, built in the 12th and 13th centuries, is a medieval castle located in Bramevaque (Hautes-Pyrénées), overlooking the valley of the Barousse from a rocky promontory.

Château
65400 Beaucens

Beaucens Castle, built in the 14th century in Beaucens, Occitanie, was a vicomtal fortress of the lords of Lavedan, now partially in ruins and home to a renowned ornitological park, the Donjon des Eagles.

Château fort
65100 Lourdes

The castle of Lourdes, built between the 11th and 19th centuries, dominates the town of Hautes-Pyrénées. Former medieval fortress became a Pyrenean museum, it embodies the military and cultural history of Occitanie.

Château fort
65130 Mauvezin

Gaston Phoebus Castle, built between the 13th and 15th centuries in Mauvezin (Hautes-Pyrénées), is a medieval castle emblematic of southern military architecture, marked by its quadrangular dungeon and its history linked to Gaston Fébus.

Château
65400 Argelès-Gazost

Ourout Castle, built between the 15th and 19th centuries in Argelès-Gazost, is a historical monument combining medieval architecture and Pyrenean romantic landscaped park.

Château
65240 Arreau

The Château des Nestes, a 17th-century mansion in Arreau en Occitanie, was the residence of the Sénéchaux d'Aure and housed a communal prison.