Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Aude

Châteaux cathares
11230 Puivert

Puivert Castle, a medieval ruin of the 12th to 14th centuries, dominates the village of Puivert (Aude, Occitanie). Ranked a historic monument, this Cathar castle combines Philippian dungeon and iconic Musicians' room.

Glacière
11380 Pradelles-Cabardès

The Pradelles-Cabardes coolers, built in the 19th century in Aude, are old semi-entered pits used to produce and store ice loaves for a flourishing regional marketing until the early 20th century.

Château fort
11360 Durban-Corbières

Durban Castle, built in the 11th century in Durban-Corbières in Occitanie, is a medieval castle in ruins, classified as a historical monument and linked to the Cathar movement.

Eglise romane
11160 Caunes-Minervois

The Abbey of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Caunes-Minervois is a medieval church, renovated in the 17th and 18th centuries, located in the Aude in Occitanie, classified as a historical monument.

Eglise romane
11100 Narbonne

The Abbey of Fontfroide, founded in the 12th century in Narbonne, is an emblematic Cistercian abbey of Occitanie, marked by its role in the struggle against Cathar heresy and its architectural transformations until the 20th century.

Château fort
11600 Lastours

The ruins of the four castles of Lastours, medieval fortresses of the 12th–13th centuries, dominate the village of Lastours in Occitanie. These cathar remains, reworked until the 17th century, illustrate the tumultuous history of the Cabardès.

Pont
11200 Ornaisons

The Pont des Etats de Languedoc, built in the 18th century in Ornaisons (Aude), is a 140-metre stone work crossing the Orbieu, remarkable for its five arches and its history linked to the violent floods of the river.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
11190 Couiza

The castle of the Dukes of Joyeuse, built in the 16th century in Couiza in Occitanie, is a Renaissance castle with military and elegant architecture, now transformed into a hotel-restaurant.