Morcenx tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Mimizan at 31 km from Morcenx
Visit Morcenx: highlights and tourist information
Morcenx 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 Morcenx in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Mimizan at 31 km and La Promenade Fleurie near Mimizan at 31 km.
Morcenx, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Mimizan
Seaside resort at 31 km (direction west-north-west)The resort at Mimizan Plage is a popular destination with several kilometres of sandy...
See Mimizan guide
La Promenade Fleurie near Mimizan
Garden at 31 km (direction west-north-west), in the Gironde departmentThe Promenade Fleurie on the Etang d'Aureilhan near to Mimizan is a lakeside walk...
See La Promenade Fleurie near Mimizan guide
Mont-de-Marsan
at 37 km (direction east-south-east)Not usually thought of as a tourist destination, Mont-de-Marsan has some interesting monuments and...
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Dax
at 37 km (direction south-south-west)Established as a spa since Roman times, Dax is a pleasant if quiet town...
See Dax guide
Moliets
Seaside resort at 40 km (direction west-south-west)Moliets is one of the more recently established resorts on the Atlantic coast, very...
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Biscarrosse
Seaside resort at 45 km (direction north-north-west)A small and modern sea resort Biscarrosse is also one of the liveliest and...
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Hossegor
Seaside resort at 58 km (direction south-west)Soorts is one of the smaller beach resorts along the extensive Atlantic coast in...
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Capbreton
Seaside resort at 59 km (direction south-west)Capbreton is a popular resort and beach that also has a traditional harbour and...
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Markets in and near Morcenx
Market days in Morcenx: weekly market: Wednesday & Saturday;
- Morcenx: market Wednesday & Saturday (0km)
- Tartas: market Saturday (24km)
- Lit-et-Mixe: market Thursday (26km)
- Mimizan: market Thursday & Friday (31km)
- Leon: market every day (35km)
- Saint-Paul-les-Dax: market Thursday - seasonal market only (35km)
- Mont-de-Marsan: market Tuesday all day & Saturday (37km)
- Dax: market Sunday & Saturday (37km)
- Parentis-en-Born: market Thursday & Sunday (38km)
- Moliets-et-Maa: market Tuesday (40km)
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Tourist attractions near Morcenx, France
What to do at Morcenx? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Morcenx.
Heritage sites
- Mimizan clocher-porche (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (32km)
- Abbaye de St Sever (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (41km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Landes de Gascogne (41km)
Remarkable gardens
- Parc du Sarrat (37km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Courant de Contis (33km)
- Courant de Huchet (38km)
- Etang de Biscarrosse et Parentis (41km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Mimizan (31km)
- Mont-de-Marsan (37km)
- Biscarrosse (45km)
- Hagetmau (49km)
Geography and distances
Morcenx is in the south-west of France at 37 kilometres from Mont-de-Marsan, the department capital (general information: Morcenx is 592 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Morcenx
from Mont-de-Marsan (prefecture): 37 km
from Paris: 592 km
from Calais: 797 km
from Nice: 657 km
from Bordeaux: 94 km
from Strasbourg: 836 km
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 Morcenx from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Arjuzanx, Garrosse and Sinderes.
This page in French: Visiter Morcenx