Castillon tourism and travel guide

Visit Castillon: highlights and tourist information

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Castillon is situated in the Hautes-Pyrenees department and Midi-Pyrenees region (now part of the Occitanie region), in the south-west of France at 20 kilometres from Tarbes, the department capital (general information: Castillon is 662 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Col d'Aspin at 19 km and Lourdes at 20 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

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Castillon, 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 Castillon 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 Castillon

Markets in and near Castillon

• Bagneres-de-Bigorre: market Saturday all day (6km)
• Lourdes: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday all day & Saturday all day & Monday & Friday (21km)
• Tarbes: market Thursday all day (22km)
• Arreau: market Thursday all day (23km)
• Montrejeau: market Monday (29km)
• Luz-Saint-Sauveur: market Monday (30km)
• Saint-Lary-Soulan: market Saturday (31km)
• Loures-Barousse: market Friday (32km)
• Rabastens-de-Bigorre: market Monday (34km)
• Vic-en-Bigorre: market Saturday all day (34km)

More information about Castillon, Midi-Pyrenees

Tourist attractions near Castillon, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Cirque de Gavarnie (47km)

Heritage sites

• Ourdis-Cotdoussan église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (16km)
• Jézeau église Saint-Laurent (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (25km)
• St Bertrand de Comminges cathédrale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (30km)
• St Bertrand de Comminges chapelle St Julien (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (30km)
• Valcabrère basilique St Just (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (31km)
• Aragnouet chapelle des templiers (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (34km)
• Gavarnie église St Jean Baptiste (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (44km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges (30km)

National Monuments

• Marshall Foch house (20km)
• Montmaurin Gallo-Roman Villa (37km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin Massey (20km)
• Jardin de la poterie Hillen (39km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Grottes de Médous (7km)
• Gouffre d'Esparros (11km)
• Col du Tourmalet (21km)
• Grottes de Betharram (33km)
• Cirque du Lys (38km)
• Pont d'Espagne (39km)
• Gorges de la Save (39km)
• Cirque de Troumouse (41km)
• Cirque du Litor (43km)
• Cirque d'Estaubés (43km)
• Lac d'Oo (45km)
• Cirque du Marcadau (45km)
• Col d'Aubisque (47km)
• Cascade de Gavarnie (47km)
• Brèche de Roland (49km)
• Cirque des Crabioules (49km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Tarbes (22km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Zoo d'Asson (39km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

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

We have 27 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Argeles, Artiguemy, Asque, Aste, Bagneres-de-Bigorre, Banios, Benque, Bettes, Bonnemazon, Bourg-de-Bigorre, Bulan, Chelle-Spou, Cieutat, Esconnets, Escots, Espieilh, Frechendets, Gerde, Gourgue, Hauban, Lies, Marsas, Mauvezin, Merilheu, Orignac, Sarlabous and Uzer.

This page in French: Visiter Castillon