Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Occitanie

Les cinq fils de Carcassonne
11350 Cucugnan

The castle of Quéribus, a 13th century medieval fortress, dominates Cucugnan in Occitanie. Perched at 728 meters, this Cathar castle was a strategic bastion before becoming a restored historic site.

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.

Eglise gothique
11300 Limoux

The Basilica of Our Lady of Marceille, a 14th and 19th century southern Gothic building in Limoux (Occitanie), houses a venerated Black Virgin and a miraculous source, classified as a historical monument since 1948.

Château fort
11360 Durban-Corbières

Durban Castle, built in the 11th century in Durban-Corbières in Occitanie, is a medieval castle in ruins, classified as a historical monument and linked to the Cathar movement.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
11410 Mézerville

The Château de Mézerville, a 15th-17th century building, stands in Mézerville, Occitanie. This brick monument, partially classified, combines defensive architecture and typical residential elements of the Laure.

Cloître
66200 Elne

The cloister of Elne, a medieval jewel from the twelfth to the fourteenth century in Elne (Occitanie), is a masterpiece of Romanesque and Gothic sculpture, classified as a historical monument since 1840. Former residence of the canons, it illustrates the artistic evolution of the Roussillon.

Château
11410 Baraigne

The castle of Baraigne, built in the 16th and 17th centuries, is a historical monument located in the village of Baraigne, Occitanie, surrounded by moat and marked by defensive architecture.

Eglise romane et gothique
11170 Saint-Martin-le-Vieil

Sainte-Marie de Villelongue Abbey, founded in the 12th century near Saint-Martin-le-Vieil (Aude), is an ancient Cistercian abbey in ruins, classified as a historic monument since 1916, famous for its southern Gothic sculptures and its history linked to the Cathar conflicts.