Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Ariège

Château fort
09250 Lordat

Lordat Castle, a medieval fortress of the 11th and 15th centuries, dominates the Ariège Valley at an altitude of 965 m on the town of Lordat in Occitanie. Impressive ruins of a cathar and feudal strategic site.

Chemins de Compostelle - Au bord des voies
09800 Audressein

The Church of Notre-Dame-de-Tramesaygues, classified as a Historical Monument in 1990, is a 14th, 16th and 17th century religious building located in Audressein (Ariège), famous for its Gothic porch and its role in Marian and Compostellan pilgrimage.

Grotte préhistorique
09400 Bédeilhac-et-Aynat

The cave of Bédeilhac, a vast cave adorned with the Upper Paleolithic located in Bédeilhac-et-Aynat in Occitanie, houses Magdalenian works and spectacular concretions over 2,24 km of development.

Maison des Consuls
09500 Mirepoix

The House of Consuls of Mirepoix, a 15th century civil building, is an architectural gem located in Place du Marché in this Ariege city. Its carved soles and monumental poitrail make it a symbol of Occitan medieval heritage.

Château fort
09500 Lagarde

The Château de Lagarde, in Ariège, is a former 11th century castle transformed into a Baroque palace in the 17th century. Its ruins dominate the Hers-Vif valley near Mirepoix, Occitanie.

Maisons à pans de bois
09120 Varilhes

The 16th-century wooden house of Varilhes is a typical example of the half-timbered architecture of Ariège, with cross motifs of Saint Andrew and a brick filling.

Grotte préhistorique
09290 Le Mas-d'Azil

The Mas-d'Azil cave in Ariège (Occitanie) is a prehistoric cavity of 2,100 m, famous for its Azilian remains and its unique road tunnel in Europe, occupied for 35,000 years.

Grotte préhistorique
09400 Alliat

The cave of the Vache in Alliat is a prehistoric adorned cave located in Ariège, in the Occitanie region, classified as a Historic Monument since 1952.