Lees-Athas tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Lescun at 5 km from Lees-Athas

Visit Lees-Athas: highlights and tourist information

Lees-Athas is situated in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Lescun at 5 km and Sarrance at 9 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Lees-Athas, 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 Lees-Athas in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

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

Lescun

at 5 km (direction south-south-west)

The village of Lescun is close to the Cirque de Lescun and...

See Lescun guide

Sarrance

at 9 km (direction north-north-east), in the Pyreees-Atlantiques department

The small village of Sarrance is in the valley of...

See Sarrance guide

Laruns

at 17 km (direction east)

Laruns is a pretty village, but it is the surrounding mountain scenery...

See Laruns guide

Eaux-Bonnes

at 19 km (direction east)

Eaux-Bonnes is a 19th century belle-epoque spa town at the base of...

See Eaux-Bonnes guide

Col d'Aubisque

Scenery at 23 km (direction east)

The Col d'Aubisque is a beautiful mountain pass with...

See Col d'Aubisque guide

Gourette

at 23 km (direction east)

Gourette s a small ski station on the route to the...

See Gourette guide

Cathedral Saint-Marie in Oloron-Sainte-Marie

Cathedral at 24 km (direction east)

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

See Cathedral Saint-Marie in Oloron-Sainte-Marie guide

Church Sainte-Croix in Oloron-Sainte-Marie

Church at 24 km (direction east)

The Church Sainte-Croix is an interesting roman style church built...

See Church Sainte-Croix in Oloron-Sainte-Marie guide

Oloron-Sainte-Marie

at 25 km (direction east)

There are several sights of interest in Oloron-Saint-Marie including...

See Oloron-Sainte-Marie guide

Pyrenees National Parc

National Parc at 28 km (direction east-south-east), in the Hautes-Pyrenees department

The Pyrenees National Parc contains a great deal of the...

See Pyrenees National Parc guide

Navarrenx

at 40 km (direction north-north-west)

Navarrenx is a traditional fortified French bastide town in...

See Navarrenx guide

Chateau de Pau

Castle at 41 km (direction north-east)

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

See Chateau de Pau guide

Pau

at 42 km (direction north-east)

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

See Pau guide

Saint-Savin

at 43 km (direction east), in the Hautes-Pyrenees department

It is the abbey church in Saint-Savin, and the...

See Saint-Savin guide

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Map of places to visit near Lees-Athas

Markets in and near Lees-Athas

• Bedous: market Thursday (2km)
• Aramits: market Sunday (19km)
• Castet: market Thursday (20km)
• Oloron-Sainte-Marie: market Friday (24km)
• Tardets-Sorholus: market Monday (25km)
• Gan: market Wednesday (34km)
• Monein: market Monday (39km)
• Navarrenx: market Wednesday (41km)
• Pau: market every day except Sunday (41km)
• Saint-Palais: market Friday (52km)

More information about Lees-Athas, Aquitaine

Tourist attractions near Lees-Athas, France

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

Heritage sites

• Eglise, Oloron-Sainte-Marie (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (24km)
• Eglise St Blaise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (33km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Vallée d'Aspe (3km)
• Cirque de Sainte-Engrâce (16km)
• Cirque de Saint-Engrace (16km)
• Gorges d'Ehujarre (16km)
• Vallée d'Ossau (17km)
• Gorges de Kakouetta (19km)
• Gorges de Kakoetta (19km)
• Col d'Aubisque (23km)
• Gorges d'Holzarté (25km)
• Cirque du Litor (27km)
• Grottes de Betharram (37km)
• Forêt d'Iraty (38km)
• Cirque du Marcadau (38km)
• Cirque du Lys (39km)
• Pont d'Espagne (41km)

Towns of Art and history

• Oloron-Sainte-Marie (24km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Pau (41km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Zoo d'Asson (33km)

Geography and distances

Lees-Athas is in the south-west of France at 42 kilometres from Pau, the department capital (general information: Lees-Athas is 693 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 Lees-Athas from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Accous, Bedous, Cette-Eygun, Lescun and Osse-en-Aspe.

This page in French: Visiter Lees-Athas