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Midi-Pyrénées

Things to see in Midi-Pyrénées

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

The image shows a large, modern exhibition center complex with distinctive arched white roofs and a central entrance building displaying the sign "AINTEREXPO", set against a blue sky with a paved plaza and benches in the foreground.

Millau · Urban Exploration

Parc des Expositions et des Loisirs

Exhibition and leisure park in Millau, France
The image shows a row of multi-story buildings with varied facades (white, pink, beige) lining a riverbank, with a large blue barge docked in the foreground and a weeping willow on the left bank.

Cahors · Historic Architecture

Quartier des Pêcheurs

Historic riverside quarter in Cahors
The image shows a stone ruin with a wooden upper structure and an arched opening, adjacent to a gravel courtyard with a tree and bench under a clear blue sky.

Carcassonne · Historic Architecture

Jardin des Carmes

Historic Carmelite garden in Carcassonne
A stained-glass window depicting a religious scene with clergy, nuns, and a figure in a cave, featuring a red banner with "CREANTS LOURDES" text.

Lourdes · Cultural Centers

Musée des Apparitions

Museum of Bernadette's relics and 1858 apparitions
A sunlit, narrow pedestrian street lined with multi-story brick and stone buildings featuring wrought-iron balconies, shop awnings (including one labeled “BUSQUETS”), parked bicycles, and a “No Entry” sign; the street nameplate on the left reads “

Toulouse · Food & Wine

Marché Victor Hugo

Covered market with 80 stalls and upstairs restaurants
The historic apothecary room at the Musée Paul-Dupuy, Toulouse

Toulouse · Historic Architecture

Musée Paul Dupuy

17th-century mansion housing decorative arts and clocks
The image shows the modern glass-and-concrete entrance extension attached to a historic stone building, with a vertical banner on the right wall reading "MUSÉE DE LA RÉSISTANCE ET DE LA DÉPORTATION" and a small blue plaque below it indicating "Bes

Carcassonne · History Museums

Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation

Museum of Resistance and Deportation in Carcassonne
A vintage sepia-toned postcard depicting a crowded outdoor market scene on a city square, with vendors under umbrellas, pedestrians, and buildings including one labeled "EAUX GAZEUSES" and "PHARMACIE BRESTOISE"; text at bottom reads "148. - BREST.

Auch · Squares

Place Marcellin-Berthelot

Public square on the Camino de Compostela
The image shows the stone ramparts and conical-roofed towers of the fortified city of Carcassonne, specifically the section near the Narbonne Gate (Porte Narbonnaise), with a grassy moat in the foreground.

Carcassonne · Historic Architecture

Porte Narbonnaise

Medieval gate in Carcassonne, France
A wide landscape photograph showing a long cable-stayed bridge with multiple tall, slender pylons spanning a deep green valley, viewed from a rocky foreground under a partly cloudy sky.

Millau · Architectural Landmarks

Millau Viaduct (Viaduc de Millau)

World's tallest bridge at 343m
A pink building facade with light blue shutters, displaying signage for "OFFICE DE TOURISME" and "MUSEE MARIUS AUDIN," adorned with flower baskets and situated on a cobblestone street.

Cahors · Museums & Culture

Musée des Arts et Traditions Populaires

Rural life and peasant crafts in Limogne-en-Quercy
A red-brick building with Gothic Revival architectural features, including a large rose window, pointed-arch windows, and an ornate stone entrance, situated on a city street under a blue sky.

Toulouse · Churches

Place du Salin

13th-century royal treasury turned Protestant temple