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Visit Azur: highlights and tourist information

Azur is situated in the Landes 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 Azur in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Moliets at 7 km and Hossegor at 18 km.

Azur, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Moliets

Seaside resort at 7 km (direction north-west)

Moliets is one of the more recently established resorts on the Atlantic coast, very...

See Moliets guide

Hossegor

Seaside resort at 18 km (direction south-west)

Soorts is one of the smaller beach resorts along the extensive Atlantic coast in...

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Capbreton

Seaside resort at 20 km (direction south-west)

Capbreton is a popular resort and beach that also has a traditional harbour and...

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Dax

at 23 km (direction east-south-east)

Established as a spa since Roman times, Dax is a pleasant if quiet town...

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Bayonne

at 37 km (direction south-south-west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department

Bayonne is a lovely historic city with a cathedral, a substantial old town and...

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Bayonne cathedral

Cathedral at 37 km (direction south-south-west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department

Bayonne cathedral is an imposing gothic style cathedral with a beautifully restored apse and...

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Anglet

Seaside resort at 39 km (direction south-west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department

Anglet, close to Biarritz, has several kilometres of beaches on the French Atlantic coast...

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Biarritz

Seaside resort at 41 km (direction south-west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department

The 19th century architecture and lovely beach and coast combine to make Biarritz a...

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La Bastide-Clairence

Most Beautiful Village at 41 km (direction south), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department

Labastide-Clairence is another of the most picturesque villages in the Basque region...

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La Promenade Fleurie near Mimizan

Garden at 45 km (direction south), in the Gironde department

The Promenade Fleurie on the Etang d'Aureilhan near to Mimizan is a lakeside walk...

See La Promenade Fleurie near Mimizan guide

Mimizan

Seaside resort at 45 km (direction south)

The resort at Mimizan Plage is a popular destination with several kilometres of sandy...

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Salies-de-Bearn

at 48 km (direction south-east), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department

The small town of Salies-de-Bearn is a pleasure to explore, and a nice place...

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Cambo-les-Bains

at 50 km (direction south-south-west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department

Cambo-les-Bains is a small pleasant town, best known for its thermal waters and the...

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Saint-Pee-sur-Nivelle

at 53 km (direction south-south-west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department

Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle is a small basque village with a popular leisure lake...

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Markets in and near Azur

• Soustons: market Monday & Thursday - seasonal market only (5km)
• Messanges: market Wednesday (6km)
• Moliets-et-Maa: market Tuesday (7km)
• Leon: market every day (9km)
• Seignosse: market Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday (13km)
• Saint-Geours-de-Maremne: market Sunday (14km)
• Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse: market Friday (15km)
• Hossegor: market Wednesday & Sunday & Friday (18km)
• Capbreton: market every day except Monday (19km)
• Saint-Paul-les-Dax: market Thursday - seasonal market only (22km)

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Tourist attractions near Azur, France

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

Heritage sites

• Sorde l'Abbaye - abbaye St Jean (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (36km)
• Bayonne cathédrale de Sainte-Marie (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (37km)
• Mimizan clocher-porche (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (45km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• La Bastide-Clairence (41km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du Sarrat (22km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Bayonne (37km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Courant de Huchet (10km)
• Marais d'Orx (23km)
• Courant de Contis (33km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Anglet (39km)
• Mimizan (45km)

Geography and distances

Azur is in the south-west of France at 65 kilometres from Mont-de-Marsan, the department capital (general information: Azur is 628 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors fly into the region's airports at Bordeaux or Biarritz. The drive down the west coast from Saint Malo ferry port requires about 8 hours. For driving distances to Azur from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 2 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Moliets-et-Maa and Soustons.

This page in French: Visiter Azur