360° panorama of Ariège historic sites - Niaux Cave, Cathar Castles

Our Story

The visits present photos from 2013 and 2014 taken during walks, without deep knowledge of photography or 360° panorama creation (thanks to YouTube tutorials).

These visits remained hidden, victims of a whimsical hard drive, to be reborn ten years later, after regaining access under improbable circumstances.

This is the sensitive heritage that I was able to restore and share here.

Featured Sites

🏛️ Tarascon sur Ariège

Medieval town with its Castella Tower, prehistoric park and historic center at the crossroads of Ariège valleys.

🎨 Niaux Cave

Major site of Magdalenian cave art with its Paleolithic rock paintings and prehistoric animals.

🏔️ Spoulga d'Allyat

Karst cave in the Ariège valley, testimony to the geology and limestone formations of the Pyrenees.

🦣 La Vache Cave

Paleolithic archaeological site with prehistoric remains and Magdalenian stone tool industry.

🏰 Miglos Castle

Medieval fortress and military architecture dominating the valley, witness to Pyrenean defensive art.

⛏️ Rancié Mines

Mining industrial heritage, iron ore exploitation and witness to Ariège steel industry.

🗿 Sem Dolmen

Neolithic megalithic monument, collective burial and testimony of prehistoric standing stones.

🏛️ Montréal de Sos Castle

Medieval bastide and architectural heritage, fortress dominating the Pyrenean valleys.

🌉 Devil's Bridge

Gothic architecture and medieval bridge full of legends, witness to ancestral building art.

🏰 Roquefixade Castle

Cathar castle and site of historical resistance, witness to the Albigensian crusade and Ariège Catharism.

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