Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Pyrenees

Castle
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.

Castle
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.

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.