Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Pyrenees

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.

Eglise gothique
66000 Perpignan

The cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan, a 14th century southern Gothic building, dominates the city. Former collegiate cathedral in 1602, it includes an urban religious ensemble including cloister, chapels and episcopal palace, testifying to seven centuries of history in Roussillon.

Eglise baroque
66190 Collioure

The church of Notre-Dame-des-Anges de Collioure, built in the 17th century in the Pyrénées-Orientales, incorporates an ancient medieval lighthouse transformed into a bell tower. This iconic monument, classified in 1923, combines religious architecture and maritime heritage on the reefs of the Catalan port.

Château fort
66190 Collioure

The Royal Castle of Collioure, built from the 7th century and rebuilt until the 17th century, is a fortified medieval citadel overlooking the Mediterranean, located in Collioure in Occitanie, witness to seven centuries of military and royal history.

Château fort
66130 Corbère

Corbère Castle, a medieval building of the 10th and 15th centuries, dominates the village of Corbère in Occitanie. Its Catalan architecture and its successive changes make it a remarkable historical testimony.

Château fort
66140 Canet-en-Roussillon

The castle of Canet-en-Roussillon, a former vicomtal castle from the 11th to the 17th century, dominates the village from a hill. Located in the Pyrénées-Orientales, it combines medieval ruins and residential remains, partially restored since the 1960s.

Sites archéologique
66720 Tautavel

The Arago Caune Cave, located in Tautavel, Occitanie, is a major prehistoric site of ancient Paleolithic, famous for its remains of Homo heidelbergensis and lithic tools dating from 700,000 to 100,000 years.

Eglise romane
66820 Casteil

The Saint Martin Abbey of Canigou, Benedictine monastery of the eleventh century, dominates Casteil in the Pyrénées-Orientales. A masterpiece of southern Romanesque art, it combines two superimposed churches and an iconic bell tower, classified as a Historic Monument.