Region

Occitanie

7 monuments listed

Vers-Pont-du-Gard · Occitanie

Pont du Gard

The Pont du Gard is a three-level bridge designed to carry a Roman aqueduct. It is located at Vers-Pont-du-Gard between Uzès and Remoulins, not far from Nîmes, in the French department of Gard. It spans the Gardon river. Probably built in the first half of the 1st century under the Roman Empire, it was the first Roman aqueduct in France.

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Carcassonne · Occitanie

Cité de Carcassonne

The Cité de Carcassonne is a medieval architectural complex in the French town of Carcassonne in the Aude department, Occitanie region. It is located on the right bank of the River Aude, to the south-east of the present-day town. This fortified medieval city, whose origins date back to

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Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert · Occitanie

Abbaye de Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert

The former Abbey of Gellone or Abbey of Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert is a former Benedictine abbey, located in the commune of Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert in the Hérault department of France. It was founded shortly before 804 by Saint Guillaume de Gellone, later known in Occitan as Guilhèm, the old c

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Cucugnan · Occitanie

Château de Quéribus

The Château de Quéribus is a former Cathar fortress, now in ruins, whose remains stand in the French commune of Cucugnan in the department of Aude, in the Occitanie region.

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Montségur · Occitanie

Château de Montségur

The Château de Montségur is a former Cathar fortress, rebuilt in 1206 but remodelled at the end of the 13th century. Its remains stand in the French commune of Montségur in the department of Ariège, in the Occitanie region.

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Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse · Occitanie

Château de Peyrepertuse

Château de Peyrepertuse is an ancient Cathar fortress, now in ruins, whose remains stand in the French commune of Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse in the Aude département, in the Occitanie region. It is the centre of the micro-country and the former seigneury of Peyrepertusès.

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Foix · Occitanie

Château de Foix

Château de Foix is a 12th-century fortified castle whose origins date back to the 10th century. It was altered several times and extensively restored in the 19th century. It stands on a rocky platform overlooking the town of Foix in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region.