Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Pyrenees

Archaeological sites
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.

Gothic Church
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.

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.

House classified MH
66000 Perpignan

Casa Xanxo is a 16th century Gothic residence in Perpignan, listed as a historical monument. It illustrates Catalan Renaissance architecture with a richly decorated facade and a history linked to influential merchants.

Marine shelter
66420 Le Barcarès

La cabane de pêcheur de Coudalère, construite au XXe siècle au Barcarès (Pyrénées-Orientales), est un abri traditionnel en bois et roseaux, témoin des pratiques de pêche lagunaire et d'un héritage néolithique.

Romanesque and Gothic Church
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.

Romanesque Church
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.

Romanesque Church
66500 Codalet

The Abbey of Saint-Michel de Cuxa, Benedictine monastery of the 12th century located in Codalet, Occitanie, is famous for its Romanesque cloister and its Preroman church, major witnesses of the medieval art of Roussillon.