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Midi-Pyrénées

Things to see in Midi-Pyrénées

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

An elevated view of a crowded outdoor market in a European town square at dusk, featuring a central circular fountain and garden surrounded by rows of white market stalls and long communal dining tables filled with people.

Millau · Local Cuisine

Marché de Millau

Weekly food market and local produce stalls in Millau
Brick courtyard of Musée Ingres-Bourdelle featuring a statue, clock tower, and banner.

Montauban · Historic Architecture

Musée Ingres-Bourdelle

Ingres and Bourdelle museum in a historic bishop's palace
The image shows an ornate stone archway with a statue of a historical figure above it, set within a building featuring distinctive red and white striped brickwork, with Latin inscriptions on plaques.

Toulouse · Historic Architecture

Capitole de Toulouse

Pink-brick 1750 town hall and opera house
A large, ornate stone fountain with a statue of Neptune at the top, situated in a paved public square with bare trees and buildings in the background.

Carcassonne · City Centers

Place Carnot

Central square in Carcassonne's historic district
AI-generated illustration of Parc des Expositions et de la Gare

Cahors · Urban Exploration

Parc des Expositions et de la Gare

Exhibition park and train station in Cahors
A river flowing through a town with multi-story buildings on the left bank, including a restaurant with a sign reading "RESTAURANT" and another sign that appears to say "GAVE DE PAU", under a clear blue sky.

Lourdes · Guided Experiences

Gave de Pau River Walks

Scenic riverside greenway in historic Lourdes
The image shows an interior view of a church featuring a stone baptismal font in the foreground, a stained-glass window to the left, and a large white marble relief sculpture set within a classical architectural niche on the right wall.

Auch · Historic Architecture

Église Saint-Orens

Neo-Romanesque church with 1968 stained glass
A blue Matra 610 "Coupé Napoléon" race car with a green front fender, displayed indoors behind a stanchion rope, with other blue race cars visible in the background.

Toulouse · Guided Experiences

Espace Jean-Luc Lagardère

Visitor centre for Airbus assembly lines in Blagnac, France
A multi-arched medieval stone bridge spanning a wide river under a clear blue sky, with pedestrians walking on top and modern street lamps mounted along the parapet; a newer concrete bridge is visible in the background to the left.

Carcassonne · Bridges

Pont-Vieux (Old Bridge)

Medieval bridge spanning the Aude River
A stone archway gateway leading onto a cobblestone street in a historic French town, with buildings, market umbrellas, and a blue directional traffic sign visible through the arch.

Carcassonne · Historic Architecture

Tour de l'Horloge

13th-century clock tower in Carcassonne's fortified city
The image shows the main entrance facade of a historic brick building with a prominent stone archway, decorative Renaissance-style stonework around the doorway and upper window, and a crenellated parapet; a street sign reading "PLACE D'ASSEZAT" is

Toulouse · Historic Architecture

Hôtel d'Assézat

16th-century Renaissance mansion housing the Bemberg Foun...
A pond in a park with a small bridge and bare trees, likely Parc de la Châtaigneraie in Montauban.

Montauban · Nature & Parks

Parc de la Châtaigneraie

Historic park with chestnut trees in Montauban