Mendionde tourism and travel guide

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Visit Mendionde: highlights and tourist information

Mendionde is situated in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques 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 Mendionde in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Itxassou at 8 km and Cambo-les-Bains at 9 km.

Mendionde, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Itxassou

at 8 km (direction west)

Less visited than some of the traditional Basque villages here, Itxassou is very pleasant...

See Itxassou guide

Cambo-les-Bains

at 9 km (direction west-north-west)

Cambo-les-Bains is a small pleasant town, best known for its thermal waters and the...

See Cambo-les-Bains guide

La Bastide-Clairence

Most Beautiful Village at 10 km (direction north-north-east)

Labastide-Clairence is another of the most picturesque villages in the Basque region...

See La Bastide-Clairence guide

Espelette

at 12 km (direction west)

Home of red hot chillies, Espelette is a very traditional basque village in the...

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Ainhoa

Most Beautiful Village at 17 km (direction west)

Betwen sea and mountains, the basque village of Ainhoa is listed among the most...

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Ainhoa church of Notre-Dame

Church at 17 km (direction west)

The church in Ainhoa is a traditional Basque church with rows of balconies around...

See Ainhoa church of Notre-Dame guide

Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port

at 20 km (direction south-south-east)

The small village of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port has a long established role on one of the...

See Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port guide

Saint-Pee-sur-Nivelle

at 20 km (direction west)

Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle is a small basque village with a popular leisure lake...

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Saint-Palais

at 22 km (direction east)

Saint-Palais is a small town on the Bidouze river in the historic Navarre region...

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Bayonne cathedral

Cathedral at 22 km (direction north-west)

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

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Bayonne

at 22 km (direction north-west)

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

See Bayonne guide

Sare

Most Beautiful Village at 23 km (direction west)

Sare is one of several traditional Basque towns in the western Pyrenees, with lots...

See Sare guide

Anglet

Seaside resort at 24 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Biarritz

Seaside resort at 26 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Biarritz guide

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Map of places to visit near Mendionde

Markets in and near Mendionde

• Cambo-les-Bains: market Wednesday & Friday (9km)
• Ustaritz: market Saturday (15km)
• Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port: market Monday all day (20km)
• Saint-Palais: market Friday (21km)
• Bayonne: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (22km)
• Anglet: market Thursday & Sunday (23km)
• Boucau: market Saturday (26km)
• Bidart: market Saturday (26km)
• Peyrehorade: market Wednesday & Saturday (27km)
• Saint Jean de Luz: market Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (30km)

More information about Mendionde, Aquitaine

Tourist attractions near Mendionde, France

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

Heritage sites

• Porte St Jacques - St Jean Pied-de-Port (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (20km)
• Bayonne cathédrale de Sainte-Marie (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (22km)
• Sorde l'Abbaye - abbaye St Jean (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (29km)
• Eglise St Blaise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (44km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• La Bastide-Clairence (10km)
• Ainhoa (17km)
• Sare (23km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins de la villa Arnaga (9km)
• Parc du Sarrat (45km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Bayonne (22km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Vallée des Aldudes (28km)
• Marais d'Orx (30km)
• Forêt d'Iraty (42km)
• Gorges d'Holzarté (48km)
• Gorges de Kakouetta (53km)
• Gorges de Kakoetta (53km)
• Cirque de Saint-Engrace (55km)
• Cirque de Sainte-Engrâce (55km)
• Gorges d'Ehujarre (57km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Anglet (23km)

Geography and distances

Mendionde is in the south-west of France at 75 kilometres from Pau, the department capital (general information: Mendionde is 674 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 Mendionde from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Ayherre, Bonloc, Hasparren, Helette, Louhossoa and Macaye.

This page in French: Visiter Mendionde