Aydius tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Sarrance at 7 km from Aydius

Visit Aydius: highlights and tourist information

Aydius is situated in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Sarrance at 7 km and Lescun at 10 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Aydius, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Aydius in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

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

Sarrance

at 7 km (direction north-west), in the Pyreees-Atlantiques department

The small village of Sarrance is in the valley of...

See Sarrance guide

Lescun

at 10 km (direction south-west)

The village of Lescun is close to the Cirque de...

See Lescun guide

Laruns

at 11 km (direction east)

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

See Laruns guide

Eaux-Bonnes

at 13 km (direction east)

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

See Eaux-Bonnes guide

Col d'Aubisque

Scenery at 17 km (direction east)

The Col d'Aubisque is a beautiful mountain pass with views...

See Col d'Aubisque guide

Gourette

at 18 km (direction east)

Gourette s a small ski station on the route to...

See Gourette guide

Church Sainte-Croix in Oloron-Sainte-Marie

Church at 22 km (direction north-north-west)

The Church Sainte-Croix is an interesting roman style church built...

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

Cathedral Saint-Marie in Oloron-Sainte-Marie

Cathedral at 22 km (direction north-north-west)

The cathedral of Sainte-Marie is best known for its remarkable 12th century...

See Cathedral Saint-Marie in Oloron-Sainte-Marie guide

Oloron-Sainte-Marie

at 22 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Oloron-Sainte-Marie guide

Pyrenees National Parc

National Parc at 25 km (direction south-east), in the Hautes-Pyrenees department

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

See Pyrenees National Parc guide

Chateau de Pau

Castle at 35 km (direction north-north-east)

The Chateau de Pau is an impressive combination of the renaissance...

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Pau

at 36 km (direction north-north-east)

The large town of Pau is well known for...

See Pau guide

Saint-Savin

at 37 km (direction east), in the Hautes-Pyrenees department

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

See Saint-Savin guide

Navarrenx

at 40 km (direction north-north-west)

Navarrenx is a traditional fortified French bastide town in the western...

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Map of places to visit near Aydius

Markets in and near Aydius

• Bedous: market Thursday (5km)
• Castet: market Thursday (13km)
• Aramits: market Sunday (20km)
• Oloron-Sainte-Marie: market Friday (22km)
• Gan: market Wednesday (28km)
• Tardets-Sorholus: market Monday (29km)
• Monein: market Monday (36km)
• Pau: market every day except Sunday (36km)
• Navarrenx: market Wednesday (40km)
• Lourdes: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday all day & Saturday all day & Monday & Friday (42km)

More information about Aydius, Aquitaine

Tourist attractions near Aydius, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Cirque de Gavarnie (55km)

Heritage sites

• Eglise, Oloron-Sainte-Marie (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (22km)
• Eglise St Blaise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (33km)
• Gavarnie église St Jean Baptiste (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (53km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Vallée d'Aspe (7km)
• Vallée d'Ossau (10km)
• Col d'Aubisque (17km)
• Cirque du Litor (21km)
• Cirque de Saint-Engrace (22km)
• Cirque de Sainte-Engrâce (22km)
• Gorges d'Ehujarre (23km)
• Gorges de Kakouetta (25km)
• Gorges de Kakoetta (25km)
• Grottes de Betharram (30km)
• Gorges d'Holzarté (31km)
• Cirque du Lys (34km)
• Cirque du Marcadau (35km)
• Pont d'Espagne (37km)
• Forêt d'Iraty (44km)
• Brèche de Roland (54km)
• Cascade de Gavarnie (56km)

Towns of Art and history

• Oloron-Sainte-Marie (22km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Pau (36km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Zoo d'Asson (26km)

Geography and distances

Aydius is in the south-west of France at 36 kilometres from Pau, the department capital (general information: Aydius is 688 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 Aydius from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Accous, Bedous, Osse-en-Aspe and Sarrance.

This page in French: Visiter Aydius