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Midi-Pyrénées

Things to see in Midi-Pyrénées

50 sights, museums, parks and places worth the stop.

A limestone cliff face with a natural cave opening at the base and a statue of the Virgin Mary set into a niche above it, surrounded by greenery, with a crowd of visitors gathered behind a railing in the foreground.

Lourdes · Guided Experiences

The Grotto of Massabielle

Site of Marian apparitions, free year-round
A panoramic view of the village of Sainte-Enimie nestled in a river valley, featuring a prominent multi-arch stone bridge over the Tarn River, surrounded by steep, green, forested hills under a blue sky with scattered clouds.

Millau · Guided Experiences

Gorges du Tarn

1905 tourist route through UNESCO limestone canyon
The image shows two stone towers with conical slate roofs and wooden hoardings, connected by a stone wall and a stone arch bridge in the foreground, under a clear blue sky.

Carcassonne · Castles

Château Comtal

12th-century castle within UNESCO Carcassonne walls
Interior of the Collégiale Saint-Jacques, showing nave and vaulted ceilings.

Montauban · Guided Experiences

Collégiale Saint-Jacques

Montauban's oldest Gothic church
Octagonal Gothic brick bell tower of the Musee des Augustins, Toulouse.

Toulouse · Historic Architecture

Musée des Augustins

14th-century monastery housing fine arts
An ornate, gilded Baroque-style chapel altar featuring a statue of Saint Joseph above a religious painting, set within a stone-walled interior.

Auch · Historic Architecture

Cathédrale Sainte-Marie d'Auch

UNESCO Gothic-Renaissance cathedral with 26m vaults
The image shows a sunlit medieval stone fortress with high defensive walls, crenellated towers with conical roofs, and an arched gateway, set against a clear blue sky with a grassy slope in the foreground.

Carcassonne · Fortresses

Cité de Carcassonne (The Medieval Fortress)

Double-walled medieval fortress in southern France
The brick bell-wall facade of Notre-Dame du Taur, Toulouse

Toulouse · Guided Experiences

Basilique Notre-Dame du Taur

15th-century Gothic church on the site of Saint Saturnin'...
The image shows the entrance to a building with a sign reading "Caveau des Chansons de France" and "Musée du Vin," located at number 5 on a wet street with a silver car parked nearby.

Cahors · Food & Wine

Musée du Vin

15th-century vaulted cellars in Cahors
The image shows the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (Upper Basilica) perched atop a rocky cliff in Lourdes, France, with the Grotto of Massabielle visible at its base and crowds of visitors below.

Lourdes · Churches

Basilica of St. Pius X (Lower Basilica)

Underground basilica holding 25,000 visitors
The image shows an exterior architectural detail of a historic brick and stone building, featuring a large arched opening covered by glass and a black metal fence, with informational plaques visible inside the enclosure; to the right is a heavy wo

Toulouse · Churches

Basilique Saint-Sernin

Largest French Romanesque church and UNESCO site
AI-generated illustration of Les Halles de Carcassonne

Carcassonne · Local Cuisine

Les Halles de Carcassonne

Historic covered market in medieval Carcassonne