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Visit Gan: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Gan is situated in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department (Aquitaine region) in the south-west of France at 7 km from Pau, the department capital. (General information: Gan is 660 km from Paris and 875 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Pau at 8 km from Gan
Popular places to visit near Gan: these include Pau at 8 km and Oloron-Sainte-Marie at 18 km.
Pau is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 7km and Oloron-Sainte-Marie is a listed 'town of art and history' at 19km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Gan, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Gan
See France This Way travel guides for Pyrenees-Atlantiques and Aquitaine (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Gan.
Note that all distances from Gan shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Gan holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Gan (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 Gan and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin du château de Momas (25km) : Jardins du château de Viven (26km) : Jardin Massey (38km) :
- National Monuments: Marshall Foch house (37km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Pau (7km) : Tarbes (37km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Oloron-Sainte-Marie (19km) :
Map of places to visit near Gan & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Gan
Canton: Jurançon
Arrondissement: Pau
Department: Pyrenees-Atlantiques
Region: Aquitaine
Postcode: 64290
Distance to Gan
from Pau: 7 km
from Paris: 660 km
from Calais: 875 km
from Nice: 620 km
from Bordeaux: 179 km
from Strasbourg: 865 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 8 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Gan): Aressy, Bosdarros, Gelos, Mazeres-Lezons, Narcastet, Rontignon, Saint-Faust and Uzos.
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 Gan from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Gan