Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Ariège

Pont du Diable
09000 Montoulieu

The Pont du Diable, also known as the Pont Saint-Antoine, is a medieval structure located on the Ariège, connecting Montoulieu with Mercus-Garrabet in Occitanie. Built in the 19th century despite medieval legends, it combines history and hydraulic engineering.

Tour
09400 Tarascon-sur-Ariège

The Saint-Michel Tower is a 14th-century medieval bell tower, vestige of a Catalan Romanesque church, located in Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Occitanie. Ranked a historic monument in 1938, this 24.5 m square tower overlooks the city.

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.

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.

Eglise gothique
09210 Lézat-sur-Lèze

The Abbey of Saint-Antoine-et-Saint-Pierre de Lézat-sur-Lèze, a former Benedictine abbey founded around 950, is located in Occitanie. This historic monument, linked to the order of Cluny, was active until 1776.

Eglise gothique
09500 Mirepoix

The former Cathedral of Saint-Maurice de Mirepoix, a 13th–12th–century Gothic building in Occitanie, is distinguished by its unique nave of 21.40 m, the widest of Languedoc, and its octagonal bell tower of 60 m.

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.

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.