This medieval bastide town features a central square bordered by arcades, and is traversed by a network of carrerots - picturesque, narrow pedestrian streets crossed by little house-to-house bridges. It is also home to a Gothic cathedral.

The town overlooks the Haut Agenais region and Lède valley from its hilltop position.

On 15 and 16 August, the Médiévales de Monflanquin festival takes inhabitants and tourists back to the Middle Ages with entertainment, shows, processions, a market and a medieval banquet.