Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Aude

House
11190 Arques

The castle of Arques, a 13th- and 14th-century fortress in Arques (Aude, Occitanie), is a square dungeon surrounded by a enclosure, classified as a historical monument in 1887.

Castle
11600 Aragon

The castle of Aragon, built in the 16th and 17th centuries, is a historical monument located in the village of Aragon, in Occitanie, known for its symmetrical facade and interior courtyard.

Castle
11000 Carcassonne

The Château Comtal de Carcassonne, the heart of a 12th century medieval fortified city, dominates the Aude valley in Occitanie. This emblematic monument, surrounded by a double enclosure of 3 km and 52 towers, illustrates Gallo-Roman and medieval military architecture, restored in the 19th century by Viollet-le-Duc.

Gothic Church
11000 Carcassonne

Saint-Michel de Carcassonne Cathedral, a 13th century southern Gothic building, stands in the bastide of Saint-Louis. Former parish church became cathedral in 1803, it illustrates medieval religious architecture in Occitanie.

Gothic Church
11100 Narbonne

The Cathedral of Saint-Just-et-Saint-Pasteur de Narbonne, a southern Gothic masterpiece of the 13th-14th centuries, dominates the city with its 41 m of vaults. Unfinished, it symbolizes the medieval ambition and urban conflicts of Occitanie.

Canal du Midi
11800 Trèbes

The canal bridge of the Orbiel, built at the end of the 17th century in Trèbes, is an aqueduct of the Canal du Midi crossing the river Orbiel. Ranked a historic monument in 1950, it illustrates the hydraulic engineering of Vauban.

Canal du Midi
11120 Ventenac-en-Minervois

The Repudre Waterway, built at the end of the 17th century in Ventenac-en-Minervois, is the world's first navigable canal bridge, integrating the Canal du Midi to cross the eponymous creek.

Gothic Church
11300 Limoux

The Basilica of Our Lady of Marceille, a 14th and 19th century southern Gothic building in Limoux (Occitanie), houses a venerated Black Virgin and a miraculous source, classified as a historical monument since 1948.