Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Aude

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.

Eglise romane
11160 Caunes-Minervois

The Abbey of Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul de Caunes-Minervois, a former Benedictine abbey of the eighth century, stands in Caunes-Minervois in Occitanie, mixing Carolingian remains, Romanesque architecture and classical cloister, witness to a rich monastic and cultural past.

Maison forte
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.

Palais des Archevêques
11100 Narbonne

The Palace of the Archbishops of Narbonne, built between the 12th and 18th centuries, is a medieval and Gothic architectural complex located in the Aude, now home to town hall and museums.

Château fort
11310 Saissac

The Château de Saissac, a 13th–12th century castle, dominates the village of Saissac in Occitanie. Ruins classified, it bears witness to medieval military architecture and cathar conflicts.

Eglise gothique
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.

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.

Château fort
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.