Ilhet tourism and travel guide

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Visit Ilhet: highlights and tourist information

Ilhet 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 Ilhet in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Col d'Aspin at 5 km and Arreau at 7 km.

Ilhet, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Col d'Aspin

Scenery at 5 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Arreau

at 7 km (direction south-south-west)

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

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Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges

Most Beautiful Village at 17 km (direction east-north-east), in the Haute-Garonne department

2000 years ago the town of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges had 10000 inhabitants - now it has...

See Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges guide

Valcabrere

at 18 km (direction east-north-east), in the Haute-Garonne department

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

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Col de Peyresourde

Scenery at 19 km (direction south-south-east)

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

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Col du Tourmalet

Scenery at 20 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Bagneres-de-Luchon

at 26 km (direction south-east), in the Haute-Garonne department

Bagneres-de-Luchon is one of the nicest of the 'belle-epoque' spa towns that developed in...

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Luz-Saint-Sauveur

at 33 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Luz-Saint-Sauveur guide

Lourdes

at 36 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Lourdes guide

Saint-Savin

at 39 km (direction west)

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

See Saint-Savin guide

Tarbes

at 39 km (direction north-west)

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

See Tarbes guide

Mont Perdu

Heritage Site at 41 km (direction west-south-west)

Mont-Perdu is a natural highlight on the border between France and Spain near Gavarnie...

See Mont Perdu guide

Mont d'Astarac

at 43 km (direction north-north-east), in the Gers department

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

See Mont d'Astarac guide

Gavarnie

Scenery at 44 km (direction west-south-west)

The natural highlight of the Cirque de Gavarnie, a great circular cliff, is one...

See Gavarnie guide

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Markets in and near Ilhet

• Arreau: market Thursday all day (7km)
• Saint-Lary-Soulan: market Saturday (17km)
• Loures-Barousse: market Friday (19km)
• Montrejeau: market Monday (21km)
• Bagneres-de-Bigorre: market Saturday all day (22km)
• Bagneres-de-Luchon: market every day - seasonal market only (26km)
• Saint-Gaudens: market Thursday (33km)
• Luz-Saint-Sauveur: market Monday (33km)
• Aspet: market Wednesday & Saturday (35km)
• Lourdes: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday all day & Saturday all day & Monday & Friday (38km)

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Tourist attractions near Ilhet, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Cirque de Gavarnie (44km)

Heritage sites

• Jézeau église Saint-Laurent (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (7km)
• St Bertrand de Comminges cathédrale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (17km)
• St Bertrand de Comminges chapelle St Julien (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (17km)
• Valcabrère basilique St Just (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (18km)
• Aragnouet chapelle des templiers (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (25km)
• Ourdis-Cotdoussan église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (31km)
• Gavarnie église St Jean Baptiste (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (41km)
• Mont Perdu (43km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges (17km)

National Monuments

• Montmaurin Gallo-Roman Villa (36km)
• Marshall Foch house (39km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin Massey (39km)
• Jardin de la poterie Hillen (41km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Gouffre d'Esparros (9km)
• Grottes de Médous (20km)
• Col du Tourmalet (20km)
• Lac d'Oo (26km)
• Cirque des Crabioules (30km)
• Cirque de Troumouse (34km)
• Gorges de la Save (37km)
• Cirque d'Estaubés (39km)
• Henne Morte (39km)
• Cascade de Gavarnie (44km)
• Pont d'Espagne (44km)
• Cirque du Lys (45km)
• Brèche de Roland (46km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Tarbes (41km)

Geography and distances

Ilhet is in the south-west of France at 39 kilometres from Tarbes, the department capital (general information: Ilhet is 672 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Ardengost, Aspin-Aure, Beyrede-Jumet, Camous, Frechet-Aure, Heches and Sarrancolin.

This page in French: Visiter Ilhet