Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Aude

Eglise gothique
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.

Les cinq fils de Carcassonne
11350 Cucugnan

The castle of Quéribus, a 13th century medieval fortress, dominates Cucugnan in Occitanie. Perched at 728 meters, this Cathar castle was a strategic bastion before becoming a restored historic site.

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.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
11410 Mézerville

The Château de Mézerville, a 15th-17th century building, stands in Mézerville, Occitanie. This brick monument, partially classified, combines defensive architecture and typical residential elements of the Laure.

Art roman languedocien
11590 Ouveillan

The church of Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste d'Ouveillan, a 12th-century Romanesque building located in the Aude in Occitanie, is distinguished by its triple apse bedside and its facade adorned with black basalt, witness to its rich historical and architectural past.

Les cinq fils de Carcassonne
11350 Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse

The ruins of the castle of Peyrepertuse, 11th–13th century fortress, dominate Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse in Occitanie. Ranked a historic monument, this iconic site of "Cathare castles" offers stunning views of the Corbières.

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.

Eglise gothique
11250 Saint-Hilaire

Saint-Hilaire Abbey, a fortified Benedictine abbey of the 13th-15th centuries in Saint-Hilaire (Occitanie), combines Gothic cloister, Romanesque church and medieval refectories. Classified as a historical monument, it bears witness to the religious and defensive architecture of Languedoc.