Cantaous tourism and travel guide

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Cantaous is situated in the Hautes-Pyrenees department and Midi-Pyrenees region (now part of the Occitanie region), in the south-west of France at 33 kilometres from Tarbes, the department capital (general information: Cantaous is 656 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges at 14 km and Valcabrere at 14 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

You can also Book Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges hotels

Cantaous, 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 Cantaous in Occitanie.

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

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

Map of places to visit near Cantaous

Markets in and near Cantaous

• Montrejeau: market Monday (11km)
• Loures-Barousse: market Friday (16km)
• Arreau: market Thursday all day (23km)
• Saint-Gaudens: market Thursday (23km)
• Bagneres-de-Bigorre: market Saturday all day (24km)
• Boulogne-sur-Gesse: market Wednesday (27km)
• Aspet: market Wednesday & Saturday (31km)
• Saint-Lary-Soulan: market Saturday (34km)
• Tarbes: market Thursday all day (34km)
• Bagneres-de-Luchon: market every day - seasonal market only (37km)

More information about Cantaous, Midi-Pyrenees

Tourist attractions near Cantaous, France

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

Heritage sites

• St Bertrand de Comminges cathédrale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (14km)
• St Bertrand de Comminges chapelle St Julien (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (14km)
• Valcabrère basilique St Just (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (14km)
• Jézeau église Saint-Laurent (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (23km)
• Ourdis-Cotdoussan église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (34km)
• Aragnouet chapelle des templiers (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (41km)
• Gavarnie église St Jean Baptiste (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (55km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges (14km)

National Monuments

• Montmaurin Gallo-Roman Villa (21km)
• Marshall Foch house (33km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin de la poterie Hillen (25km)
• Jardin Massey (33km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Gouffre d'Esparros (12km)
• Gorges de la Save (23km)
• Grottes de Médous (24km)
• Col du Tourmalet (32km)
• Henne Morte (37km)
• Lac d'Oo (41km)
• Cirque des Crabioules (43km)
• Cirque de Troumouse (49km)
• Cirque d'Estaubés (54km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Tarbes (34km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

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

We have 19 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aneres, Bizous, Campistrous, Escala, Hautaget, Izaux, La Barthe-de-Neste, Lannemezan, Lombres, Montegut, Montousse, Montserie, Nestier, Pinas, Saint-Laurent-de-Neste, Saint-Paul, Tuzaguet, Uglas and Villeneuve-Lecussan.

This page in French: Visiter Cantaous