The best specialized museums Midi-Pyrénées

The Tourist Office of the Castellane Valley is an educational and entertaining place. In addition to selling local products, it offers artistic and cultural exhibitions as well as guided tours of the village and the church, from June to September. It is pleasant to continue the discovery by taking the forest path of the five senses which is intended to make discover the communal forest of Mosset thanks to the hiring of bicycles. The plus, the large terrace where you can refresh yourself outside the opening hours of the bars and shops of the village.

This association proposes to discover its model "Dream and Magic du Rail", exposed 200 m from the train station. This exceptional achievement has been introduced throughout France, and even abroad. The following figures tend to reflect: 520 m of tracks, 102 switches, 1 260 m of fiber optic, 210 light and medium voltage points, 130 km of electric wire, 1 250 characters, 170 individual houses, 20 administrative buildings… and the imaginary and magnificent railway station of Beauty-sur-Ariège. Using, always very discreet, the most modern techniques of sound, light and animation, it is a true show sound and light. This minimalist promenade in the Upper Ariège valley also passes through the castles of Foix, Miglos, Montségur, the Renowned cave, the ramparts of Tarascon, the Barrage dam and many famous sights or monuments. But you will also discover, on the occasion of your visit, a real postal car rental car that stopped his travels in 1995, these postal workers who rang letters while the train was driving. And just next, a locomotive BB 4736, built in 1934 in Tarbes and remained in service until 1995. Don't stay on the dock!

Through its various antiques, writings and scenery, the site allows visitors to discover the history of the old town. The Museum also offers the curious to discover the history of the Little Girls Models, the famous characters of the Countess of M, who were actually real people! For evidence: they really spent a moment of their life in Verfeil! This is a quick, but very pleasant journey in history and literature!

Furniture, tools, these testimonies of the past, which the inhabitants of the region bring, enrich the museum every day to rebuild the collections previously exposed in the halls of the castle of Castanet. Gradually, local heritage revives, thanks to a passionate association.