Leon tourism and travel guide

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Visit Leon: highlights and tourist information

Leon is situated in the Landes 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 Leon in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Moliets at 6 km and Hossegor at 27 km.

Leon, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Moliets

Seaside resort at 6 km (direction west-south-west)

Moliets is one of the more recently established resorts on the Atlantic coast, very...

See Moliets guide

Hossegor

Seaside resort at 27 km (direction south-south-west)

Soorts is one of the smaller beach resorts along the extensive Atlantic coast in...

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Dax

at 28 km (direction south-east)

Established as a spa since Roman times, Dax is a pleasant if quiet town...

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Capbreton

Seaside resort at 29 km (direction south-south-west)

Capbreton is a popular resort and beach that also has a traditional harbour and...

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La Promenade Fleurie near Mimizan

Garden at 36 km (direction north-north-east), in the Gironde department

The Promenade Fleurie on the Etang d'Aureilhan near to Mimizan is a lakeside walk...

See La Promenade Fleurie near Mimizan guide

Mimizan

Seaside resort at 36 km (direction north-north-east)

The resort at Mimizan Plage is a popular destination with several kilometres of sandy...

See Mimizan guide

Bayonne

at 45 km (direction south-south-west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department

Bayonne is a lovely historic city with a cathedral, a substantial old town and...

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Bayonne cathedral

Cathedral at 46 km (direction south-south-west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department

Bayonne cathedral is an imposing gothic style cathedral with a beautifully restored apse and...

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Anglet

Seaside resort at 47 km (direction south-south-west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department

Anglet, close to Biarritz, has several kilometres of beaches on the French Atlantic coast...

See Anglet guide

Biarritz

Seaside resort at 49 km (direction south-south-west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department

The 19th century architecture and lovely beach and coast combine to make Biarritz a...

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Salies-de-Bearn

at 55 km (direction south-east), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department

The small town of Salies-de-Bearn is a pleasure to explore, and a nice place...

See Salies-de-Bearn guide

Orthez

at 61 km (direction south-east), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department

The 13th century stone bridge across the river is the highlight of your visit...

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Map of places to visit near Leon

Markets in and near Leon

Market days in Leon: weekly market: every day;

• Leon: market every day (0km)
• Moliets-et-Maa: market Tuesday (6km)
• Messanges: market Wednesday (10km)
• Soustons: market Monday & Thursday - seasonal market only (14km)
• Lit-et-Mixe: market Thursday (17km)
• Seignosse: market Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday (22km)
• Saint-Geours-de-Maremne: market Sunday (22km)
• Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse: market Friday (24km)
• Hossegor: market Wednesday & Sunday & Friday (27km)
• Saint-Paul-les-Dax: market Thursday - seasonal market only (27km)

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Tourist attractions near Leon, France

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

Heritage sites

• Mimizan clocher-porche (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (36km)
• Sorde l'Abbaye - abbaye St Jean (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (44km)
• Bayonne cathédrale de Sainte-Marie (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (46km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du Sarrat (28km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Bayonne (46km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Courant de Huchet (4km)
• Courant de Contis (23km)
• Marais d'Orx (32km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Mimizan (36km)
• Anglet (48km)

Geography and distances

Leon is in the south-west of France at 64 kilometres from Mont-de-Marsan, the department capital (general information: Leon is 620 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors fly into the region's airports at Bordeaux or Biarritz. The drive down the west coast from Saint Malo ferry port requires about 8 hours. For driving distances to Leon from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Linxe, Moliets-et-Maa, Saint-Michel-Escalus and Vielle-Saint-Girons.

This page in French: Visiter Leon