Escures tourism and travel guide

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Visit Escures: highlights and tourist information

Escures is situated in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques 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 Escures in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Maubourguet at 13 km and Pau at 27 km.

Escures, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Maubourguet

at 13 km (direction east), in the Hautes-Pyrenees department

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

See Maubourguet guide

Pau

at 27 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Pau guide

Chateau de Pau

Castle at 28 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Aire-sur-l'Adour

at 29 km (direction north-north-west), in the Landes department

Aire-sur-l'Adour is a pleasant town with a cathedral in south-east Landes...

See Aire-sur-l'Adour guide

Tarbes

at 31 km (direction south-east), in the Hautes-Pyrenees department

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

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Lourdes

at 42 km (direction south-south-east), in the Hautes-Pyrenees department

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

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Vic Fezensac

at 47 km (direction north-east), in the Gers department

Vic Fezensac is enjoyable to explore at any time, but best known for the...

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Eauze

at 48 km (direction north-north-east), in the Gers department

Eauze is a historic market town with attractive medieval buildings...

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Cathedral Saint-Luperc, Eauze

Cathedral at 48 km (direction north-north-east), in the Gers department

The Cathedral Saint-Luperc is a 16th century cathedral in Eauze, in the style Gothic...

See Cathedral Saint-Luperc, Eauze guide

Oloron-Sainte-Marie

at 49 km (direction west-south-west)

There are several sights of interest in Oloron-Saint-Marie including a picturesque section of river...

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Church Sainte-Croix in Oloron-Sainte-Marie

Church at 50 km (direction west-south-west)

The Church Sainte-Croix is an interesting roman style church built in the 12th century...

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Cathedral Saint-Marie in Oloron-Sainte-Marie

Cathedral at 50 km (direction west-south-west)

The cathedral of Sainte-Marie is best known for its remarkable 12th century entrance...

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Mont-de-Marsan

at 56 km (direction north-west), in the Landes department

Not usually thought of as a tourist destination, Mont-de-Marsan has some interesting monuments and...

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Sarrance

at 60 km (direction south-west), in the Pyreees-Atlantiques department

The small village of Sarrance is in the valley of the Gave d'Aspe and...

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Reserve excursions near Escures

Map of places to visit near Escures

Markets in and near Escures

• Vic-en-Bigorre: market Saturday all day (18km)
• Plaisance: market Thursday (21km)
• Riscle: market Friday (21km)
• Rabastens-de-Bigorre: market Monday (24km)
• Marciac: market Wednesday (24km)
• Pau: market every day except Sunday (27km)
• Tarbes: market Thursday all day (28km)
• Gan: market Wednesday (34km)
• Artix: market Wednesday & Sunday (37km)
• Arthez-de-Bearn: market Saturday (39km)

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Tourist attractions near Escures, France

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

Heritage sites

• Aire sur l'Adour église St Quitterie (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (28km)
• Abbaye de St Sever (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (49km)
• Eglise, Oloron-Sainte-Marie (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (50km)

National Monuments

• Marshall Foch house (31km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château de Viven (20km)
• Jardin du château de Momas (26km)
• Jardin Massey (30km)
• Palmeraie du Sarthou (31km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Grottes de Betharram (41km)

Towns of Art and history

• Oloron-Sainte-Marie (50km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Pau (27km)
• Tarbes (28km)
• Hagetmau (43km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Zoo d'Asson (39km)

Geography and distances

Escures is in the south-west of France at 27 kilometres from Pau, the department capital (general information: Escures is 629 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors fly into Biarritz airport (Bordeaux is another option). Allow at least 8 hours for the drive from the cross-channel ferries. For driving distances to Escures from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 17 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Arricau-Bordes, Betracq, Corbere-Aberes, Gayon, Lalongue, Lasserre, Lembeye, Lespielle, Monassut-Audiracq, Moncaup, Monpezat, Peyrelongue-Abos, Samsons-Lion, Semeacq-Blachon, Simacourbe, Vialer and Vidouze.

This page in French: Visiter Escures