WELCOME TO PYRÉNÉES AUDOISES

This area, located 100km South-West from Toulouse, 50km South from Carcassonne and 70km West from Perpignan, is welcoming you with an open heart. The Pyrénées Audoises will welcome you in a preserved environment, rich from many patrimonial and natural treasures thanks to a favourable location at the heart of the Cathar Country and in close proximity with the Pyrenees.

Here, every History-lover, children and adults alike, will live the past with intensity: dive in the fascinating world of the dinosaurs that used to live in the area at the museum Dinosauria in Esperaza; fast backward to the Middle Ages and climb to the citadel of Puilaurens or become a knight for a day at Chalabre castle; find a new passion for the modern era getting on board the Red Train through narrow gorges and valleys full of vineyards.

Get prepared for extraordinary adventures in the Pyrénées Audoises! Tourism makes the most of a diverse nature to answer every desire of wide-open spaces and outdoor activities. In need of stretching your legs? Marked footpaths and circular walks will provide you with numerous, unexpected panoramas. You want to go full speed on the valley roads and paths? The largest mountain bike area in the Pyrenees is waiting for you as well as many options on little used roads. What you are looking for are unusual activities and a bit of thrill? These may be for you: rafting in the tumultuous water of the river, rock climbing in the Pierre Lys gorges, skiing at Camurac station, paragliding above the Sault plateau, fishing on one of the no-kill course...

Thanks to the diversity of the lands, the Pyrénées Audoises gets a rich gastronomy. Enjoy our generous gastronomy during one of the welcoming, convivial event of the area: Tour des Villages in june, evening markets in the Summer, Festival des Saveurs in September...

Ideal for nature-lovers and families, the Pyrénées Audoises will no doubt satisfy all your wishes of adventure and discovery!