Marsas tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Col d'Aspin at 15 km from Marsas
Visit Marsas: highlights and tourist information
Marsas 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 Marsas in Occitanie.
Popular places to visit nearby include Col d'Aspin at 15 km and Col du Tourmalet at 17 km.
Marsas, 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 15 km (direction south-east)The Col d'Aspin is an important mountain pass in the west of the Pyrenees...
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Col du Tourmalet
Scenery at 17 km (direction south-south-west)The Col du Tourmalet is a mountain pass in the Pyrenees, famous because the...
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Arreau
at 19 km (direction south-east)Deep in the Pyrenees on a small river, Arreau is a delightful small town...
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Lourdes
at 21 km (direction west)Lourdes is of course very famous as a pilgrimage centre which attracts millions of...
See Lourdes guide
Tarbes
at 24 km (direction north-west)The substantial gardens of Jardin Massey are the main place of interest in the...
See Tarbes guide
Saint-Savin
at 27 km (direction west-south-west)It is the abbey church in Saint-Savin, and the surrounding countryside, that make a...
See Saint-Savin guide
Luz-Saint-Sauveur
at 27 km (direction south-west)The pleasant town of Luz-Saint-Sauveur is well placed to explore some lovely Pyreneean mountain...
See Luz-Saint-Sauveur guide
Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges
Most Beautiful Village at 28 km (direction east), in the Haute-Garonne department2000 years ago the town of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges had 10000 inhabitants - now it has...
See Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges guide
Valcabrere
at 29 km (direction east), in the Haute-Garonne departmentValcabrere deserves a visit because of the very lovely roman style basilica of Saint-Just...
See Valcabrere guide
Col de Peyresourde
Scenery at 34 km (direction south-east)The Col de Peyresourde is a mountain pass in the pyrenees, which often forms...
See Col de Peyresourde guide
Mont Perdu
Heritage Site at 40 km (direction 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 41 km (direction north-east), in the Gers departmentThe frescoes in the village church are the highlight of your visit to Mont...
See Mont d'Astarac guide
Bagneres-de-Luchon
at 42 km (direction south-east), in the Haute-Garonne departmentBagneres-de-Luchon is one of the nicest of the 'belle-epoque' spa towns that developed in...
See Bagneres-de-Luchon guide
Gavarnie
Scenery at 44 km (direction south-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 Marsas
- Bagneres-de-Bigorre: market Saturday all day (7km)
- Arreau: market Thursday all day (19km)
- Lourdes: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday all day & Saturday all day & Monday & Friday (23km)
- Tarbes: market Thursday all day (26km)
- Luz-Saint-Sauveur: market Monday (27km)
- Saint-Lary-Soulan: market Saturday (27km)
- Montrejeau: market Monday (28km)
- Loures-Barousse: market Friday (31km)
- Rabastens-de-Bigorre: market Monday (38km)
- Vic-en-Bigorre: market Saturday all day (39km)
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Tourist attractions near Marsas, France
What to do at Marsas? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Marsas.
Grand sites of France
- Cirque de Gavarnie (44km)
Heritage sites
- Ourdis-Cotdoussan église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (17km)
- Jézeau église Saint-Laurent (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (21km)
- St Bertrand de Comminges cathédrale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (28km)
- St Bertrand de Comminges chapelle St Julien (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (28km)
- Valcabrère basilique St Just (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (29km)
- Aragnouet chapelle des templiers (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (30km)
- Gavarnie église St Jean Baptiste (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (40km)
- Mont Perdu (45km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges (28km)
National Monuments
- Marshall Foch house (24km)
- Montmaurin Gallo-Roman Villa (38km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin Massey (24km)
- Jardin de la poterie Hillen (41km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grottes de Médous (6km)
- Gouffre d'Esparros (9km)
- Col du Tourmalet (17km)
- Grottes de Betharram (35km)
- Cirque du Lys (36km)
- Cirque de Troumouse (37km)
- Pont d'Espagne (37km)
- Cirque d'Estaubés (40km)
- Gorges de la Save (40km)
- Lac d'Oo (41km)
- Cirque du Litor (43km)
- Cirque du Marcadau (43km)
- Cascade de Gavarnie (44km)
- Cirque des Crabioules (45km)
- Brèche de Roland (45km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Tarbes (26km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Zoo d'Asson (41km)
Geography and distances
Marsas is in the south-west of France at 24 kilometres from Tarbes, the department capital (general information: Marsas is 666 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Marsas
Canton: Bagnères-de-Bigorre
Arrondissement: Bagnères-de-Bigorre
Department: Hautes-Pyrenees
Region: Midi-Pyrenees
New region: Occitanie
Postcode: 65200
Distance to Marsas
from Tarbes (prefecture): 24 km
from Paris: 666 km
from Calais: 887 km
from Nice: 573 km
from Bordeaux: 209 km
from Strasbourg: 847 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Marsas from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 28 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Argeles, Arrodets, Asque, Aste, Banios, Batsere, Beaudean, Benque, Bettes, Bonnemazon, Bourg-de-Bigorre, Bulan, Campan, Castillon, Esconnets, Escots, Espeche, Espieilh, Frechendets, Gerde, Hauban, Laborde, Lies, Lomne, Merilheu, Molere, Sarlabous and Uzer.
This page in French: Visiter Marsas