Bordes tourism and travel guide

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Visit Bordes: highlights and tourist information

Bordes 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 Bordes in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Tarbes at 13 km and Lourdes at 23 km.

Bordes, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Tarbes

at 13 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Tarbes guide

Lourdes

at 23 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Lourdes guide

Col d'Aspin

Scenery at 30 km (direction south-south-east)

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

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Mont d'Astarac

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

The frescoes in the village church are the highlight of your visit to Mont...

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Col du Tourmalet

Scenery at 33 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Col du Tourmalet guide

Maubourguet

at 34 km (direction north-north-west)

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

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Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges

Most Beautiful Village at 34 km (direction east-south-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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Arreau

at 35 km (direction south-south-east)

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

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Valcabrere

at 35 km (direction east-south-east), in the Haute-Garonne department

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

See Valcabrere guide

Saint-Savin

at 35 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Luz-Saint-Sauveur

at 41 km (direction south-west)

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

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Col de Peyresourde

Scenery at 48 km (direction south-south-east)

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

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Pau

at 49 km (direction west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department

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

See Pau guide

Chateau de Pau

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

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

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Reserve excursions near Bordes

Map of places to visit near Bordes

Markets in and near Bordes

• Tarbes: market Thursday all day (14km)
• Bagneres-de-Bigorre: market Saturday all day (16km)
• Rabastens-de-Bigorre: market Monday (22km)
• Vic-en-Bigorre: market Saturday all day (24km)
• Lourdes: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday all day & Saturday all day & Monday & Friday (25km)
• Montrejeau: market Monday (31km)
• Arreau: market Thursday all day (35km)
• Boulogne-sur-Gesse: market Wednesday (36km)
• Marciac: market Wednesday (36km)
• Loures-Barousse: market Friday (36km)

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Tourist attractions near Bordes, France

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

Heritage sites

• Ourdis-Cotdoussan église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (23km)
• St Bertrand de Comminges cathédrale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (34km)
• St Bertrand de Comminges chapelle St Julien (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (34km)
• Valcabrère basilique St Just (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (35km)
• Jézeau église Saint-Laurent (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (36km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges (34km)

National Monuments

• Marshall Foch house (13km)
• Montmaurin Gallo-Roman Villa (34km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin Massey (13km)
• Jardin de la poterie Hillen (32km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Grottes de Médous (18km)
• Gouffre d'Esparros (21km)
• Col du Tourmalet (33km)
• Gorges de la Save (35km)
• Grottes de Betharram (36km)
• Cirque du Lys (47km)
• Pont d'Espagne (49km)
• Cirque du Litor (50km)
• Cirque du Marcadau (55km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Tarbes (14km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Zoo d'Asson (41km)

Geography and distances

Bordes is in the south-west of France at 13 kilometres from Tarbes, the department capital (general information: Bordes is 650 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 26 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Calavante, Castera-Lanusse, Clarac, Coussan, Frechou-Frechet, Gonez, Goudon, Hourc, Lanespede, Lansac, Laslades, Lespouey, Lhez, Luc, Mascaras, Mouledous, Oleac-Dessus, Orieux, Oueilloux, Ozon, Peyraube, Poumarous, Ricaud, Sinzos, Souyeaux and Tournay.

This page in French: Visiter Bordes