Private Mansions

The private mansions, in Narbonne

The private mansions of Narbonne testify to the wealth of the town through the centuries, with their fine façades and their courtyards. The Narbonne audio-guided tour stops here to evoke these prestigious residences, inherited from the great families and the trade.

The fine residences of the great families

Narbonne keeps a rich heritage of private mansions, these fine urban residences that the noble families, the notables and the rich traders had built over the centuries. A town prosperous since antiquity, a town of archbishops and trade, Narbonne saw the rise of numerous prestigious residences, from the Middle Ages to the modern era. Hidden behind sometimes discreet façades, these mansions often reveal magnificent inner courtyards, monumental staircases, sculpted windows and refined decors, in the Gothic, Renaissance and classical styles. By strolling in the streets of the old town, you discover these witnesses of the wealth and the refinement of the Narbonne elites through history. The private mansions are part of the charm and the hidden heritage of Narbonne.

What to see

Here you discover, through the streets of the old town, the fine residences of the noble families and the rich traders, with sometimes discreet façades hiding magnificent inner courtyards, monumental staircases, sculpted windows and refined decors, of the Gothic, Renaissance and classical styles. The private mansions make the hidden charm of Narbonne. It is a stop for those curious about architecture, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The private mansions are discovered through the streets of the old town of Narbonne, reachable on foot. You mainly admire their façades from the street; they are residences whose access follows its own uses, certain courtyards being sometimes open to visit. You discover them during a walk in the centre.

Why does Narbonne have numerous private mansions?

Because, a town prosperous since antiquity, a town of archbishops and trade, it saw the rise of numerous prestigious residences built by the noble families, the notables and the rich traders, from the Middle Ages to the modern era.

Where to see the private mansions of Narbonne?

Through the streets of the old town of Narbonne, in France.