Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Ariège

Chemins de Compostelle - Au bord des voies
09190 Saint-Lizier

Saint-Lizier Cathedral, a Romanesque building from the 11th to the 15th century located in Saint-Lizier, Occitanie, is famous for its cloister and medieval frescoes, classified as a historical monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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.

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
09000 Foix

Foix Castle, built in the 12th century, is a medieval castle overlooking the town of Foix in Occitanie. Redesigned in the 19th century, it now houses the departmental museum of Ariège and has been classified as a historical monument since 1840.

Eglise gothique
09100 Pamiers

The Cathedral of Saint-Antonin de Pamiers, a Gothic and Romanesque building of the 12th, 14th and 19th centuries, is a Toulouse brick jewel located in Occitanie, classified as a historical monument since 1906.

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 romane
09420 Rimont

The Abbey of Combelongue, founded in the 12th century in Rimont en Ariège, is a pre-showed abbey in pink brick, a rare example of mudéjare architecture in Occitanie, classified as a historical monument since 2007.

Châteaux cathares
09300 Montségur

The castle of Montsegur, a 13th century medieval fortress, dominates the village of the same name in Ariège (Occitanie). Symbol of the Cathar resistance, it was the scene of a tragic siege in 1244.