Maucor tourism and travel guide

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Maucor is situated in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department and Aquitaine region (now part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region), in the south-west of France at 9 kilometres from Pau, the department capital (general information: Maucor is 644 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Pau at 9 km and Maubourguet at 28 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

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Maucor, 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 Maucor in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

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

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Pyrenees-Atlantiques

Map of places to visit near Maucor

Markets in and near Maucor

• Pau: market every day except Sunday (10km)
• Gan: market Wednesday (16km)
• Artix: market Wednesday & Sunday (24km)
• Monein: market Monday (25km)
• Mourenx: market Wednesday & Saturday (27km)
• Vic-en-Bigorre: market Saturday all day (28km)
• Arthez-de-Bearn: market Saturday (30km)
• Tarbes: market Thursday all day (30km)
• Oloron-Sainte-Marie: market Friday (33km)
• Castet: market Thursday (34km)

More information about Maucor, Aquitaine

Tourist attractions near Maucor, France

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

Heritage sites

• Eglise, Oloron-Sainte-Marie (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (33km)
• Aire sur l'Adour église St Quitterie (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (38km)
• Eglise St Blaise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (41km)
• Ourdis-Cotdoussan église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (42km)
• Abbaye de St Sever (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (51km)

National Monuments

• Marshall Foch house (31km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château de Viven (14km)
• Jardin du château de Momas (17km)
• Jardin Massey (31km)
• Palmeraie du Sarthou (47km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Grottes de Betharram (29km)
• Col d'Aubisque (42km)
• Vallée d'Ossau (43km)
• Cirque du Litor (44km)
• Grottes de Médous (50km)
• Vallée d'Aspe (52km)
• Cirque de Sainte-Engrâce (59km)
• Cirque de Saint-Engrace (59km)
• Gorges d'Ehujarre (61km)

Towns of Art and history

• Oloron-Sainte-Marie (33km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Pau (10km)
• Tarbes (30km)
• Hagetmau (42km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Zoo d'Asson (25km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

Maucor is in the south-west of France. 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 Maucor from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 11 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Andoins, Anos, Barinque, Bernadets, Buros, Gabaston, Higueres-Souye, Ouillon, Riupeyrous, Saint-Castin and Saint-Jammes.

This page in French: Visiter Maucor