Ascain travel guide
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Visit Ascain: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Ascain is situated in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department (Aquitaine region) in the south-west of France at 101 km from Pau, the department capital. (General information: Ascain is 685 km from Paris and 885 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in La Rhune at 4 km from Ascain
Popular places to visit near Ascain: these include La Rhune at 4 km and Sare at 5 km.
Sare is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 5km and Ainhoa is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 11km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Ascain: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 3*;
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Ascain, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Ascain
See France This Way travel guides for Pyrenees-Atlantiques and Aquitaine (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Ascain.
Note that all distances from Ascain shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Ascain holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Ascain (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 Ascain and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins de la villa Arnaga (18km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Sare (5km) : Ainhoa (11km) : La Bastide-Clairence (31km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Anglet (17km) :
Map of places to visit near Ascain & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Ascain
Canton: Saint-Jean-de-Luz
Arrondissement: Bayonne
Department: Pyrenees-Atlantiques
Region: Aquitaine
Postcode: 64310
Distance to Ascain
from Pau: 101 km
from Paris: 685 km
from Calais: 885 km
from Nice: 717 km
from Bordeaux: 186 km
from Strasbourg: 928 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 5 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Ascain): Ciboure, La Rhune, Saint Jean de Luz, Saint-Pee-sur-Nivelle and Sare.
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 Ascain from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Ascain