Arthez-d'Asson tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Col d'Aubisque at 14 km from Arthez-d'Asson

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Visit Arthez-d'Asson: highlights and tourist information

Arthez-d'Asson is situated in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Arthez-d'Asson in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Col d'Aubisque at 14 km and Gourette at 16 km.

Arthez-d'Asson, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Col d'Aubisque

Scenery at 14 km (direction south-west)

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

See Col d'Aubisque guide

Gourette

at 16 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Gourette guide

Eaux-Bonnes

at 17 km (direction south-west)

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

See Eaux-Bonnes guide

Laruns

at 18 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Laruns guide

Saint-Savin

at 18 km (direction east-south-east), in the Hautes-Pyrenees department

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

See Saint-Savin guide

Lourdes

at 18 km (direction east), in the Hautes-Pyrenees department

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

See Lourdes guide

Chateau de Pau

Castle at 25 km (direction north-north-west)

The Chateau de Pau is an impressive combination of the renaissance and 19th century...

See Chateau de Pau guide

Pau

at 25 km (direction north-north-west)

The large town of Pau is well known for the views from the belvedere...

See Pau guide

Sarrance

at 29 km (direction west), in the Pyreees-Atlantiques department

The small village of Sarrance is in the valley of the Gave d'Aspe and...

See Sarrance guide

Pyrenees National Parc

National Parc at 29 km (direction south-south-west), in the Hautes-Pyrenees department

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

See Pyrenees National Parc guide

Tarbes

at 31 km (direction east-north-east), in the Hautes-Pyrenees department

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

See Tarbes guide

Church Sainte-Croix in Oloron-Sainte-Marie

Church at 31 km (direction west-north-west)

The Church Sainte-Croix is an interesting roman style church built in the 12th century...

See Church Sainte-Croix in Oloron-Sainte-Marie guide

Oloron-Sainte-Marie

at 31 km (direction west-north-west)

There are several sights of interest in Oloron-Saint-Marie including a picturesque section of river...

See Oloron-Sainte-Marie guide

Luz-Saint-Sauveur

at 32 km (direction south-east), in the Hautes-Pyrenees department

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

See Luz-Saint-Sauveur guide

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

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Reserve excursions near Arthez-d'Asson

Map of places to visit near Arthez-d'Asson

Markets in and near Arthez-d'Asson

• Castet: market Thursday (14km)
• Lourdes: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday all day & Saturday all day & Monday & Friday (17km)
• Gan: market Wednesday (19km)
• Pau: market every day except Sunday (25km)
• Bedous: market Thursday (30km)
• Luz-Saint-Sauveur: market Monday (31km)
• Oloron-Sainte-Marie: market Friday (32km)
• Tarbes: market Thursday all day (32km)
• Bagneres-de-Bigorre: market Saturday all day (33km)
• Monein: market Monday (37km)

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Tourist attractions near Arthez-d'Asson, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Cirque de Gavarnie (48km)

Heritage sites

• Ourdis-Cotdoussan église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (23km)
• Eglise, Oloron-Sainte-Marie (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (32km)
• Gavarnie église St Jean Baptiste (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (44km)
• Eglise St Blaise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (46km)
• Aragnouet chapelle des templiers (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (50km)

National Monuments

• Marshall Foch house (31km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin Massey (31km)
• Jardins du château de Viven (43km)
• Jardin du château de Momas (43km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Grottes de Betharram (5km)
• Col d'Aubisque (14km)
• Cirque du Litor (15km)
• Vallée d'Ossau (18km)
• Cirque du Lys (24km)
• Pont d'Espagne (28km)
• Cirque du Marcadau (30km)
• Vallée d'Aspe (32km)
• Grottes de Médous (34km)
• Col du Tourmalet (38km)
• Brèche de Roland (48km)
• Cirque d'Estaubés (48km)
• Cascade de Gavarnie (48km)
• Cirque de Troumouse (49km)

Towns of Art and history

• Oloron-Sainte-Marie (32km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Pau (25km)
• Tarbes (32km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Zoo d'Asson (5km)

Geography and distances

Arthez-d'Asson is in the south-west of France at 26 kilometres from Pau, the department capital (general information: Arthez-d'Asson is 672 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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 Arthez-d'Asson from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Asson, Bruges-Capbis-Mifaget, Lestelle-Betharram and Montaut.

This page in French: Visiter Arthez-d'Asson