Argeles-Gazost tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Saint-Savin at 3 km from Argeles-Gazost

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Visit Argeles-Gazost: highlights and tourist information

Argeles-Gazost is situated in the Hautes-Pyrenees department and Occitanie region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Argeles-Gazost in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Savin at 3 km and Lourdes at 12 km.

Argeles-Gazost, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Saint-Savin

at 3 km (direction south-south-east)

It is the abbey church in Saint-Savin, and the surrounding countryside, that make a...

See Saint-Savin guide

Lourdes

at 12 km (direction north-east)

Lourdes is of course very famous as a pilgrimage centre which attracts millions of...

See Lourdes guide

Luz-Saint-Sauveur

at 17 km (direction south-east)

The pleasant town of Luz-Saint-Sauveur is well placed to explore some lovely Pyreneean mountain...

See Luz-Saint-Sauveur guide

Gourette

at 20 km (direction west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department

Gourette s a small ski station on the route to the Col d'Aubisque near...

See Gourette guide

Col d'Aubisque

Scenery at 20 km (direction west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department

The Col d'Aubisque is a beautiful mountain pass with views of numerous high mountains...

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Col du Tourmalet

Scenery at 23 km (direction east-south-east)

The Col du Tourmalet is a mountain pass in the Pyrenees, famous because the...

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Eaux-Bonnes

at 24 km (direction west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department

Eaux-Bonnes is a 19th century belle-epoque spa town at the base of the Col...

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Laruns

at 26 km (direction west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department

Laruns is a pretty village, but it is the surrounding mountain scenery that attracts...

See Laruns guide

Pyrenees National Parc

National Parc at 27 km (direction south-west)

The Pyrenees National Parc contains a great deal of the most beatiful mountain scenery...

See Pyrenees National Parc guide

Tarbes

at 29 km (direction north-east)

The substantial gardens of Jardin Massey are the main place of interest in the...

See Tarbes guide

Mont Perdu

Heritage Site at 31 km (direction south-south-east)

Mont-Perdu is a natural highlight on the border between France and Spain near Gavarnie...

See Mont Perdu guide

Gavarnie

Scenery at 35 km (direction south-south-east)

The natural highlight of the Cirque de Gavarnie, a great circular cliff, is one...

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Col d'Aspin

Scenery at 35 km (direction east)

The Col d'Aspin is an important mountain pass in the west of the Pyrenees...

See Col d'Aspin guide

Arreau

at 39 km (direction east)

Deep in the Pyrenees on a small river, Arreau is a delightful small town...

See Arreau guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Hautes-Pyrenees

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Reserve excursions near Argeles-Gazost

Map of places to visit near Argeles-Gazost

Markets in and near Argeles-Gazost

• Lourdes: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday all day & Saturday all day & Monday & Friday (11km)
• Luz-Saint-Sauveur: market Monday (16km)
• Bagneres-de-Bigorre: market Saturday all day (21km)
• Castet: market Thursday (27km)
• Tarbes: market Thursday all day (31km)
• Gan: market Wednesday (35km)
• Arreau: market Thursday all day (39km)
• Pau: market every day except Sunday (39km)
• Saint-Lary-Soulan: market Saturday (40km)
• Bedous: market Thursday (41km)

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Tourist attractions near Argeles-Gazost, France

What to do at Argeles-Gazost? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Argeles-Gazost.

Grand sites of France

• Cirque de Gavarnie (35km)

Heritage sites

• Ourdis-Cotdoussan église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (11km)
• Gavarnie église St Jean Baptiste (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (31km)
• Aragnouet chapelle des templiers (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (34km)
• Mont Perdu (38km)
• Jézeau église Saint-Laurent (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (41km)
• Eglise, Oloron-Sainte-Marie (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (47km)

National Monuments

• Marshall Foch house (29km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin Massey (30km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Grottes de Betharram (13km)
• Cirque du Lys (14km)
• Cirque du Litor (16km)
• Pont d'Espagne (17km)
• Col d'Aubisque (20km)
• Grottes de Médous (21km)
• Cirque du Marcadau (22km)
• Col du Tourmalet (22km)
• Vallée d'Ossau (26km)
• Cirque d'Estaubés (34km)
• Cirque de Troumouse (35km)
• Gouffre d'Esparros (35km)
• Brèche de Roland (35km)
• Cascade de Gavarnie (35km)
• Vallée d'Aspe (41km)

Towns of Art and history

• Oloron-Sainte-Marie (47km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Tarbes (31km)
• Pau (39km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Zoo d'Asson (20km)

Geography and distances

Argeles-Gazost is in the south-west of France at 29 kilometres from Tarbes, the department capital (general information: Argeles-Gazost is 678 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Argeles-Gazost from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 28 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Adast, Agos-Vidalos, Arcizans-Avant, Arcizans-Dessus, Arras-en-Lavedan, Artalens-Souin, Ayros-Arbouix, Ayzac-Ost, Beaucens, Berberust-Lias, Boo-Silhen, Bun, Ger, Geu, Gez, Lau-Balagnas, Ouzous, Pierrefitte-Nestalas, Prechac, Saint-Pastous, Saint-Savin, Salles, Sere-en-Lavedan, Sireix, Soulom, Uz, Vier-Bordes and Villelongue.

This page in French: Visiter Argeles-Gazost