Benac tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Lourdes at 8 km from Benac

Visit Benac: highlights and tourist information

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

Popular places to visit nearby include Lourdes at 8 km and Tarbes at 9 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Benac, 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 Benac in Occitanie.

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

Lourdes

at 8 km (direction south-west)

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

See Lourdes guide

Tarbes

at 9 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Tarbes guide

Saint-Savin

at 22 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Saint-Savin guide

Col du Tourmalet

Scenery at 29 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Col du Tourmalet guide

Luz-Saint-Sauveur

at 32 km (direction south)

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

See Luz-Saint-Sauveur guide

Col d'Aspin

Scenery at 34 km (direction south-east)

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

See Col d'Aspin guide

Maubourguet

at 35 km (direction south-east)

Maubourguet makes every effort to hide its impressive monuments but take the...

See Maubourguet guide

Pau

at 36 km (direction west-north-west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department

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

See Pau guide

Col d'Aubisque

Scenery at 36 km (direction west-south-west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department

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

See Col d'Aubisque guide

Chateau de Pau

Castle at 36 km (direction west-north-west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department

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

See Chateau de Pau guide

Gourette

at 36 km (direction west-south-west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department

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

See Gourette guide

Arreau

at 39 km (direction south-east)

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

See Arreau guide

Eaux-Bonnes

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

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

See Eaux-Bonnes guide

Laruns

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

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

See Laruns guide

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

Map of places to visit near Benac

Markets in and near Benac

• Lourdes: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday all day & Saturday all day & Monday & Friday (9km)
• Tarbes: market Thursday all day (11km)
• Bagneres-de-Bigorre: market Saturday all day (14km)
• Vic-en-Bigorre: market Saturday all day (25km)
• Rabastens-de-Bigorre: market Monday (28km)
• Luz-Saint-Sauveur: market Monday (31km)
• Gan: market Wednesday (34km)
• Pau: market every day except Sunday (35km)
• Castet: market Thursday (37km)
• Arreau: market Thursday all day (39km)

Hotels near Benac

More information about Benac, Midi-Pyrenees

Tourist attractions near Benac, France

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

Heritage sites

• Ourdis-Cotdoussan église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (12km)
• Jézeau église Saint-Laurent (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (41km)
• Aragnouet chapelle des templiers (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (44km)
• St Bertrand de Comminges cathédrale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (47km)
• St Bertrand de Comminges chapelle St Julien (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (47km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges (47km)

National Monuments

• Marshall Foch house (9km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin Massey (10km)
• Jardins du château de Viven (47km)
• Jardin du château de Momas (50km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Grottes de Médous (17km)
• Grottes de Betharram (19km)
• Gouffre d'Esparros (28km)
• Col du Tourmalet (29km)
• Cirque du Lys (33km)
• Cirque du Litor (34km)
• Col d'Aubisque (36km)
• Pont d'Espagne (36km)
• Vallée d'Ossau (41km)
• Cirque du Marcadau (42km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Tarbes (11km)
• Pau (35km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Zoo d'Asson (24km)

Geography and distances

Benac is in the south-west of France at 9 kilometres from Tarbes, the department capital (general information: Benac is 659 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 22 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Ade, Averan, Barry, Bartres, Bourreac, Escoubes-Pouts, Hibarette, Horgues, Juillan, Julos, Laloubere, Lanne, Layrisse, Loucrup, Louey, Momeres, Odos, Orincles, Ossun, Pareac, Saint-Martin and Visker.

This page in French: Visiter Benac