Avajan tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Col de Peyresourde at 6 km from Avajan

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Visit Avajan: highlights and tourist information

Avajan 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 Avajan in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Col de Peyresourde at 6 km and Arreau at 8 km.

Avajan, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Col de Peyresourde

Scenery at 6 km (direction south-east)

The Col de Peyresourde is a mountain pass in the pyrenees, which often forms...

See Col de Peyresourde guide

Arreau

at 8 km (direction north-west)

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

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Col d'Aspin

Scenery at 13 km (direction north-west)

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

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Bagneres-de-Luchon

at 16 km (direction east-south-east), in the Haute-Garonne department

Bagneres-de-Luchon is one of the nicest of the 'belle-epoque' spa towns that developed in...

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Col du Tourmalet

Scenery at 23 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges

Most Beautiful Village at 25 km (direction north-east), in the Haute-Garonne department

2000 years ago the town of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges had 10000 inhabitants - now it has...

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Valcabrere

at 25 km (direction north-east), in the Haute-Garonne department

Valcabrere deserves a visit because of the very lovely roman style basilica of Saint-Just...

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Luz-Saint-Sauveur

at 33 km (direction west)

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

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Mont Perdu

Heritage Site at 36 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Gavarnie

Scenery at 38 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Saint-Savin

at 43 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Lourdes

at 45 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Tarbes

at 51 km (direction north-west)

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

See Tarbes guide

Martres-Tolosane

at 63 km (direction east-north-east), in the Haute-Garonne department

The small village of Martres-Tolosane is known for its faiencerie workshops...

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Markets in and near Avajan

• Saint-Lary-Soulan: market Saturday (8km)
• Arreau: market Thursday all day (8km)
• Bagneres-de-Luchon: market every day - seasonal market only (16km)
• Loures-Barousse: market Friday (26km)
• Montrejeau: market Monday (31km)
• Bagneres-de-Bigorre: market Saturday all day (33km)
• Luz-Saint-Sauveur: market Monday (34km)
• Aspet: market Wednesday & Saturday (38km)
• Saint-Gaudens: market Thursday (40km)
• Lourdes: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday all day & Saturday all day & Monday & Friday (47km)

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Tourist attractions near Avajan, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Cirque de Gavarnie (38km)

Heritage sites

• Jézeau église Saint-Laurent (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (7km)
• Aragnouet chapelle des templiers (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (19km)
• St Bertrand de Comminges cathédrale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (25km)
• St Bertrand de Comminges chapelle St Julien (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (25km)
• Valcabrère basilique St Just (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (25km)
• Mont Perdu (36km)
• Gavarnie église St Jean Baptiste (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (36km)
• Ourdis-Cotdoussan église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (39km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges (25km)

National Monuments

• Montmaurin Gallo-Roman Villa (47km)
• Marshall Foch house (51km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin Massey (52km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Lac d'Oo (13km)
• Cirque des Crabioules (17km)
• Gouffre d'Esparros (22km)
• Col du Tourmalet (23km)
• Cirque de Troumouse (27km)
• Grottes de Médous (30km)
• Cirque d'Estaubés (33km)
• Cascade de Gavarnie (37km)
• Brèche de Roland (40km)
• Henne Morte (40km)
• Pont d'Espagne (45km)
• Gorges de la Save (48km)

Geography and distances

Avajan is in the south-west of France at 51 kilometres from Tarbes, the department capital (general information: Avajan is 685 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Avajan from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 27 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Adervielle-Pouchergues, Ancizan, Armenteule, Azet, Bazus-Aure, Borderes-Louron, Bourisp, Cadeac, Camparan, Cazaux-Debat, Ens, Estarvielle, Estensan, Genos, Germ, Gouaux, Grailhen, Grezian, Guchan, Guchen, Lancon, Loudenvielle, Loudervielle, Mont, Ris, Sailhan and Vielle-Louron.

This page in French: Visiter Avajan