Ariège is a land of history, some centres of interest:caves like the Niaux cave, south of Foix via the RN 20, a cave decorated by our Paleolithic ancestors, reservation required, or the prehistory park in Tarascon-sur-Ariège,the castle of Montségur, towards Lavelanet, or others less known but equally interesting like that of Roquefixade,the Forges de Pyrène in Montgailhard, 3 km south of Foix, which is a museum of old-fashioned trades in Ariège.
For the discovery of wildlife and the mountains, the Orlu national hunting reserve, a paradise for marmots and chamois, and nearby, the mountain observatory or the wolf house,the Ariège Pyrenees Regional Natural Park which covers the entire west of the Ariège departmentmany hikes in the Pyrenees.