Logo Musée du Patrimoine

All French heritage classified by regions, departments and cities

Castles and Military Heritage Religious heritage Industrial heritage Heritage of cities Archaeological heritage Museums Attractions and tourist attractions The most beautiful villages The most beautiful monuments in France

Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Pyrenees

Retrouvez les 28 Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Pyrenees recensés par Musée du Patrimoine de France.
Nous proposons également plusieurs hébergements dans les Pyrénées-Orientales
Département

Sélection de 8 most beautiful monuments sur 28 dans les Pyrénées-Orientales

Tour de Château-Roussillon in Perpignan
Tower
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.
Remparts de Villefranche-de-Conflent
Replaces
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.
Castle vestiges and fortified enclosure
Castle
66130 Montalba-le-Château

The remains of the castle and the fortified enclosure of Montalba-le-Château, built between the 12th and 13th centuries, dominate the village of the Pyrénées-Orientales in Occitanie. This site illustrates medieval feudal military architecture.
Panissars Archaeological Site, located at Panissars Pass
Archaeological sites
66480 Le Perthus

The archaeological site of the Panissars, located at the pass of the same name at Le Perthus (Occitanie), gathers the ancient remains of the Pompey Trophy and of a Benedictine priory of the eleventh century, on the ancient Domitian way.
Portal de France de Céret
City gate
66400 Céret

The Portal de France is a medieval fortified gate dating from the 13th–15th century, vestige of the ramparts of Céret in Occitanie, classified as a historical monument in 1949.
Pont-Aqueduc d'Ansignan
Gallo-Roman aqueduct
66220 Ansignan

The Ansignan Water Bridge, a Gallo-Roman and medieval building located in the Pyrénées-Orientales, combines a pedestrian bridge and an aqueduct still in use for irrigation of local crops.
Devil's Bridge on Tech in Ceret
Devil's Bridge
66400 Céret

The Devil's Bridge in Ceret is a 14th century medieval bridge, famous for its unique 45.45 m arch, crossing Tech in the Eastern Pyrenees. Ranked a historic monument in 1840, it combines technical record with local legend.
Cape Bear Lighthouse
Headlights classified as 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.