Ainhoa travel guide
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Visit Ainhoa: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Ainhoa is situated in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department (Aquitaine region) in the south-west of France at 91 km from Pau, the department capital. (General information: Ainhoa is 685 km from Paris and 887 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Ainhoa (page also includes a photo gallery for Ainhoa)
Popular places to visit near Ainhoa: these include Espelette at 6 km and Sare at 7 km.
Sare is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 7km and Jardins de la villa Arnaga is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 10km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Ainhoa: One of the 'most beautiful villages in France' (see also beautiful French villages);
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Ainhoa, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Ainhoa
See France This Way travel guides for Pyrenees-Atlantiques and Aquitaine (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Ainhoa.
Note that all distances from Ainhoa shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Ainhoa holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Ainhoa (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in Aquitaine and Pyrenees-Atlantiques gites and villas
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Ainhoa and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins de la villa Arnaga (10km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Sare (7km) : La Bastide-Clairence (24km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Anglet (20km) :
Map of places to visit near Ainhoa & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Ainhoa
Canton: Espelette
Arrondissement: Bayonne
Department: Pyrenees-Atlantiques
Region: Aquitaine
Postcode: 64250
Distance to Ainhoa
from Pau: 91 km
from Paris: 685 km
from Calais: 887 km
from Nice: 708 km
from Bordeaux: 186 km
from Strasbourg: 924 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 2 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Ainhoa): Espelette and Saint-Pee-sur-Nivelle.
Getting here
Pyrenees-Atlantiques is in the south-west of France. Most visitors fly into Biarritz airport (Bordeaux is another option). Allow at least 8 hours for the drive from the cross-channel ferries. For driving distances to Ainhoa from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Ainhoa