Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Hautes-Alpes

Tower
05200 Embrun

The Brune Tower of Embrun, 12th century Romanesque dungeon, is a fortified episcopal vestige located in Embrun, in the Hautes-Alpes, symbolizing the power of the archbishops-prince of Empire.

Citadels
05600 Mont-Dauphin

Mont-Dauphin's stronghold, built in the early eighteenth century in the Hautes-Alpes, is a military complex designed to protect the road to Italy and control the Durance valley.

Defensive heritage
05470 Château-Ville-Vieille

The Fort de Château-Queyras, a former 13th century castle rebuilt by Vauban, dominates the Guil Valley in Château-Ville-Ville (Hautes-Alpes). This historic monument, the centre of Queyras Castle, illustrates Alpine military architecture and its strategic role in the face of Savoyard incursions.

Church
05350 Molines-en-Queyras

The church of Saint-Romain de Molines-en-Queyras, listed as a historical monument in 1977, is a 15th century religious building located in the Hautes-Alpes, marked by reconstructions in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Package
05600 Guillestre

The church of Notre-Dame-d'Aquilon de Guillestre, a Catholic religious building of the 18th and 19th centuries, has dominated the city since a rocky promontory in the Hautes-Alpes, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Castle
05130 Tallard

The castle of Tallard, a former castle of the 14th and 16th centuries, dominates the Durance plain in Tallard (Hautes-Alpes), combining medieval donjon and partially restored Renaissance houses.

Cathedral
05000 Gap

Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Arnoux de Gap Cathedral, a 19th-century neo-Gothic building, dominates the city with its 70-metre bell tower. Located in the Hautes-Alpes, it has been listed as a historic monument since 1906.

Romanesque Church
05200 Crots

Notre-Dame de Boscodon Abbey, founded in the 12th century in Crots (Hautes-Alpes), is an ancient Benedictine abbey classified as a historical monument, combining Romanesque architecture and monastic history rich in contemporary restorations.