Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Pyrenees

Eglise romane et gothique
66150 Arles-sur-Tech

The former Abbey of Sainte-Marie d'Arles-sur-Tech, founded in the 9th century and rebuilt in the 11th–13th centuries, is a Romanesque and Gothic jewel of the Pyrénées-Orientales, famous for its Gothic cloister and miraculous relics, located in the valley of Tech in Occitanie.

Hôpital
66200 Elne

The Swiss Motherhood of Elne, located in a 1902 castle in Elne (Occitanie), was a humanitarian shelter run by the Swiss Red Cross (1939-1944) for pregnant women exiled during the Retirada and the Second World War.

Fortification
66000 Perpignan

The Castillet de Perpignan, built between the 14th and 16th centuries, is an emblematic military monument of the city. A former fortified gate and state prison, it now houses the Catalan Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions.

Patrimoine défensif
66500 Villefranche-de-Conflent

Fort Liberia, built by Vauban in the 17th century in Villefranche-de-Conflent (Pyrénées-Orientales), is a military fortress overlooking the valley, classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and connected to the city by an underground staircase of 734 steps.

Cloître
66200 Elne

The cloister of Elne, a medieval jewel from the twelfth to the fourteenth century in Elne (Occitanie), is a masterpiece of Romanesque and Gothic sculpture, classified as a historical monument since 1840. Former residence of the canons, it illustrates the artistic evolution of the Roussillon.

Ermitage
66220 Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet

The Hermitage Saint-Antoine de Galamus, nestled in the gorges of Galamus in Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet (Pyrénées-Orientales), is a troglodytic and religious site of the 15th century, integrated in a natural setting classified since 1927.

Rempart
66500 Villefranche-de-Conflent

The ramparts of Villefranche-de-Conflent are medieval and classical fortifications (XIth-17th centuries) protecting this strategic city of the Pyrénées-Orientales, in Occitanie, with major modifications by Vauban.

Tour
66000 Perpignan

The tower of Château-Roussillon, a 13th century medieval vestige in Perpignan, is a fortified tower in pebbles culminating at 20 meters, the last witness of the Comtal castle of Roussillon.