Limoux: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Limoux combines distinctive cultural monuments, museums with diverse focuses, and its own oenological experience trail. Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Limoux can choose this place as a specific travel destination.

Culture

The Musée Petiet presents French paintings from the second half of the 19th and the early 20th century. The collection illustrates academic art and post-Impressionist movements; the museum also offers event series featuring lectures, concerts, and creative workshops. At the Musée du Piano, around one hundred pianos trace two centuries of French piano-making history.

The Basilique Notre-Dame-de-Marceille houses a 15th-century Virgin and Child statue, numerous ex-votos, a Black Madonna, and a pulpit dating from the 17th to 18th century. The basilica is open year-round.

History

The Église Saint-Martin has been listed as a historic monument since 1948. The Église de la Miséricorde was restored in the Baroque style after a fire in 1685.

The Pont-Neuf is a historic bridge with six arches and five piers. The piers have projecting cutwaters both upstream and downstream.

Wine

The Maison des Vins de Limoux offers an oenological experience trail that presents the history, terroirs, grape varieties, winemaking methods, and winegrowers of Limoux wines.

City Tour

The Limoux Tourist Office provides a leaflet for exploring the city independently. “Pérégrinations Limouxines” is a sightseeing tour through the city centre. The Musée des Automates offers workshops for paper puppets and masks.

Other destinations: Ribaute, Fabrezan, Laroque-De-Fa, Villelongue-D'aude, Montlaur, Pennautier, Azille, Davejean

For the higher-level travel overview: Aude.