Luz-Saint-Sauveur tourism and travel guide

Visit Luz-Saint-Sauveur: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: The pleasant town of Luz-Saint-Sauveur is well placed to explore some lovely Pyreneean mountain scenery

Luz-Saint-Sauveur is situated in the Hautes-Pyrenees department and Occitanie region.

Attractions in Luz-Saint-Sauveur

The Col du Tourmalet is a mountain pass in the Pyrenees, famous because the Tour de France passes here very often: Col du Tourmalet

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Luz-Saint-Sauveur in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Savin at 14 km and Mont Perdu at 15 km.

Luz-Saint-Sauveur, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Col du Tourmalet

Scenery at 13 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Col du Tourmalet guide

Saint-Savin

at 14 km (direction north-west)

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

See Saint-Savin guide

Mont Perdu

Heritage Site at 15 km (direction south)

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

See Mont Perdu guide

Gavarnie

Scenery at 20 km (direction south)

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

See Gavarnie guide

Lourdes

at 25 km (direction south)

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

See Lourdes guide

Pyrenees National Parc

National Parc at 27 km (direction west)

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

See Pyrenees National Parc guide

Col d'Aspin

Scenery at 28 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Col d'Aspin guide

Gourette

at 28 km (direction west-north-west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department

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

See Gourette guide

Col d'Aubisque

Scenery at 30 km (direction west-north-west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department

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

See Col d'Aubisque guide

Arreau

at 30 km (direction east)

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

See Arreau guide

Eaux-Bonnes

at 33 km (direction west-north-west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department

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

See Eaux-Bonnes guide

Laruns

at 36 km (direction west-north-west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department

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

See Laruns guide

Col de Peyresourde

Scenery at 39 km (direction east)

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

See Col de Peyresourde guide

Tarbes

at 40 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Tarbes guide

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Map of places to visit near Luz-Saint-Sauveur

Markets in and near Luz-Saint-Sauveur

Market days in Luz-Saint-Sauveur: weekly market: Monday;

• Luz-Saint-Sauveur: market Monday (0km)
• Bagneres-de-Bigorre: market Saturday all day (25km)
• Lourdes: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday all day & Saturday all day & Monday & Friday (25km)
• Saint-Lary-Soulan: market Saturday (27km)
• Arreau: market Thursday all day (30km)
• Castet: market Thursday (40km)
• Tarbes: market Thursday all day (43km)
• Gan: market Wednesday (51km)

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Tourist attractions near Luz-Saint-Sauveur, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Cirque de Gavarnie (20km)

Heritage sites

• Gavarnie église St Jean Baptiste (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (16km)
• Aragnouet chapelle des templiers (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (19km)
• Ourdis-Cotdoussan église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (20km)
• Mont Perdu (22km)
• Jézeau église Saint-Laurent (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (31km)

National Monuments

• Marshall Foch house (40km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin Massey (41km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Pont d'Espagne (11km)
• Cirque du Lys (12km)
• Col du Tourmalet (13km)
• Cirque du Marcadau (17km)
• Cirque d'Estaubés (18km)
• Cirque de Troumouse (18km)
• Cascade de Gavarnie (20km)
• Brèche de Roland (20km)
• Grottes de Médous (23km)
• Cirque du Litor (25km)
• Grottes de Betharram (30km)
• Col d'Aubisque (30km)
• Gouffre d'Esparros (32km)
• Vallée d'Ossau (36km)
• Lac d'Oo (43km)
• Cirque des Crabioules (48km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Tarbes (43km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Zoo d'Asson (36km)

Geography and distances

Luz-Saint-Sauveur is in the south-west of France at 40 kilometres from Tarbes, the department capital (general information: Luz-Saint-Sauveur is 690 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Luz-Saint-Sauveur from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 14 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bareges, Betpouey, Cheze, Esquieze-Sere, Esterre, Grust, Saligos, Sassis, Sazos, Sers, Viella, Viey, Viscos and Vizos.

This page in French: Visiter Luz-Saint-Sauveur