Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Pyrenees

Phare classé MH
66660 Port-Vendres

The Cape Bear Lighthouse, built at the beginning of the 20th century in Port-Vendres, Occitanie, is a monumental stone lighthouse, automated and classified historical monument since 2012.

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.

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.

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.

Patrimoine maritime
66000 Perpignan

The Perpignan Sea Lodge, a Catalan Gothic building from the 14th to the 16th centuries, was the medieval civic heart housing the sea consulate, courthouse and town hall, in the historic centre of the city.

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.