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Discover ariege

Sciences & discovery 

Discover towns and tourist sites in the ariege department

Discover saint lizier

Discover saint lizier


  Town of art and history, Saint-Lizier is an old Roman city classified among the most beautiful villages of France. Located at the foot of the Pyrenees the city is a splendid view-point on these mountains of Couserans favourable with the many ones stroll and excursions.

Discover massat

Discover massat


  The Canton of Massat in the Pyrenees ariègeoises is a country of Mountain to him all alone. Between peaks and riviéres, and barns of mountain pastures and villages authentic. Our river Arac remains the piéce maitress of our landscape. With the outlet of the valleys of Liers and high valley of Arac, its green valleys are in the middle of an area hinge between Couserans and the country of Foix. The collars of Port, Crousette, Saraillé, the Port of lHers and Portel surround us and connect to us with our Mountains and the other valleys of our department. But it is as thanks to them as our nature remained preserved.

Discover seix

Discover seix


  Welcome in Haut-Couserans Large like three times the town of Paris, Haut-Couserans is located in the middle of the Pyrenees Ariègeoises at 1h30 of Toulouse. Its natural environment and batit exceptionally preserved, varying 463m with 2865m, are to be discovered. Haut-Couserans offers in winter to the skiers, to the sportsmen and to all in love ones with nature a remarkable choice of sports activities. The activities related to the ski resort of Guzet are omnipresent during this part of the year (skiing on piste, rackets, thermoludism, ski-joering…)

Discover varilhes

Discover varilhes


  In the middle of Ariège, the 18 communes will accomodate you within a valonné and green framework; all trade and services.

Discover the valley of tarascon and auzat vicdessos

Discover the valley of tarascon and auzat vicdessos


  The valley of Auzat and Vicdessos, in Ariège the Pyrenees, at the borders of Andorra and Spain, will accomodate you in a great user-friendliness in the middle of a wild nature. The sites of climbing, canyon, spéléo, parapente many and are diversified. The excursion with more than 360 Kms of paths marked out around the roof of Ariège “Montcalm " offers many possibilities in family, between friends or as a recluse. You will be able to also make ski, horsemanship, to go to fishing or from other things.

Camon

Camon


  Between Catalonia and the Basque Country, halfway between the Ocean and the Mediterranean, in the center of the Pyrenees, more particularly in Ariège, very close to the castle of Montségur and Carcassonne, CAMON awaits you. CAMON small very particular village. This commune is managed by 2 Mayors. Its abbey, its church, its fortifications are worth to him the nickname of “Small Carcassonne”. Registered with the Association of the Most beautiful Villages of France, CAMON is also made conspicuous by its 100 rose trees and its 100 huts, small vernacular inheritance, given in value. The many possibilities of reception will enable you to remain there, to profit from its climate, its gastronomy and within a framework bucolic to make excursions discovered flora (orchises in May and June) and from its local fauna.

Discover saint-girons

Discover saint-girons


  Blottie with the foot of the Pyrenees ariégeoises, smiling it capital of Couserans stretches its picturesque streets of share and others of two tumultuous torrents come from highest from the mountains, Salat and Lez, which meet in its center. Saint-bosoms, green country where mounts and valleys intermingle harmoniously, enorgueillit to be for the tourists the capital of the good reception.

Discover ax les thermes

Discover ax les thermes


  Ax-the-thermal baths, borough center Valleys of Ax, located at 739 m of altitude counts 1.500 inhabitants. On the axis Toulouse-Barcelona, Ax them Thermes is only to 30 km of the Andorran border. Our thermal city has the hottest water of the Pyrenees which spout out with 78 °C and whose therapeutic virtues are recognized. Its center of re-arrangement, its Casino and its ski resort: AX 3 FIELDS, connected to the downtown area by a telpher carrier, accomodate many tourists. The activities of leisures in the surroundings make it possible to practise: excursion, fishing, VTT, climbing and to visit amongst other things: prehistoric caves, castles cathares and Romance churches. With Ax-the-Thermal baths, throughout the year, it is also: animations, a cinema, tennis, a swimming pool, the festival of Main road, the festival of Savours… what to charm small and large. So long!

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