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Passing on the History

We invite you to travel to the heart of the Arize and Lèze valleys. Let us guide you and discover an unsuspected heritage, a history, a breathtaking view…

Since prehistoric times

Le Mas d’Azil is a must-see Prehistory site, and for good reason! The grotte , the musée de la préhistoire, the Xploria forest or the dolmens… multiple possibilities for exceptional discoveries.

2023lemasdazil@scourbet (1)South entrance to the Mas d'Azil cave
©Sébastien COURBET
Mas d’Azil cave
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©Xploria, the forest to explore time in Le Mas d'Azil - Ariège|HerveLeclair@aspheries.com / alg
Xploria
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©The Cap del Pouech dolmen|Sébastien COURBET
The dolmens

storming our villages

We invite you to wander from village to village, discovering a heritage steeped in history, with its churches, Protestant temples, half-timbered houses and ramparts… which today bear witness to the richness and diversity of the Arize and Lèze valleys.

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©Rue principale du Carla-Bayle|ariege360 - Stéphane MEURISSE
The Carla-Bayle ramparts
E7A1870.jpgThe bulbous steeple of St-Etienne church in the foreground and the Grotte du Mas d'Azil in the background.
©View of the village of Mas d'Azil from the Mesplé.|Stéphane MEURISSE
Le Mas d’Azil, a village not to be missed
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©View of the Lézat sur Lèze countryside|M. Dedieu
Lézat s/ Lèze, picturesque and captivating
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©St Ybars view|Elodie MACHICOT - OTVAL
Saint-Ybars, a medieval treasure
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©The rampart houses of Bordes sur Arize
The atypical narrow streets of Bordes s/ Arize
2017 Paysages@stephane Meurisse 37webOn the heights of Camarade
©On the heights of Camarade|Stéphane MEURISSE - Ariège 360
Road trip
Under the Ariège stars

Look out for the large dome on the hillside in Sabarat, the only astronomical observatory in the Ariège region.

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©Evening at the Sabarat Astronomical Observatory.|Raphael Kann
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    ©Sun observation at the Sabarat astronomical observatory|Sabrina C. OTVAL

    Charming

    Right down to your fingertips!