Cultural heritage of Languedoc Roussillon

Famous French monuments and Heritage

Among the many architectural and landscape features of Languedoc Roussillon, some sites have been marked out as treasures of cultural heritage : Pont du Gard, the Canal du Midi, the fortified City of Carcassonne, the pilgrim routes to Saint Jacques de Compostelle, the Vauban fortresses. These symbols of the ingenuity of past civilisations, listed by Unesco as World Heritage Sites, are an invitation to take a pilgrimage - whether inspired by culture, religion or tourism.

Musée Fabre - Musée Languedoc-Roussillon

The Cathar fortresses and castles

The land of the Cathars and citadels of the cliffs in Languedoc-Roussillon, South fo France.

Abbaye de Fontfroide - Histoire Languedoc-Roussillon

The Middle Ages

The Languedoc-Roussillon region has inherited a considerable mediaeval architectural legacy. Fro...

Unesco Sites

There are six Unesco World Heritage sites in Languedoc Roussillon, South of France: the Causses...

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