Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Aude

Grange cistercienne
11590 Ouveillan

The ruins of Fontcalvy, a 13th century Cistercian barn in Ouveillan (Occitanie), testify to the medieval agricultural system linked to the Abbey of Fontfroide. This fortified monument served as a sheepfold and storage site, illustrating the defensive and utility architecture of the Cistercians.

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-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.

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.

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
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.

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.

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.