Oloron-Sainte-Marie tourism and travel guide

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France This Way comment: There are several sights of interest in Oloron-Saint-Marie including a picturesque section of river

Oloron-Sainte-Marie is situated in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department and Aquitaine region (now part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region), in the south-west of France at 24 kilometres from Pau, the department capital (general information: Oloron-Sainte-Marie is 670 kilometres from Paris).

Tourist classifications for Oloron-Sainte-Marie include "town of art and history".

Popular places to visit nearby include Church Sainte-Croix in Oloron-Sainte-Marie at 1 km and Sarrance at 15 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

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Oloron-Sainte-Marie, 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 Oloron-Sainte-Marie in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

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

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Map of places to visit near Oloron-Sainte-Marie

Markets in and near Oloron-Sainte-Marie

Market days in Oloron-Sainte-Marie: weekly market: Friday;

• Oloron-Sainte-Marie: market Friday (0km)
• Aramits: market Sunday (12km)
• Monein: market Monday (15km)
• Gan: market Wednesday (19km)
• Navarrenx: market Wednesday (19km)
• Castet: market Thursday (21km)
• Mourenx: market Wednesday & Saturday (21km)
• Tardets-Sorholus: market Monday (22km)
• Bedous: market Thursday (22km)
• Pau: market every day except Sunday (23km)

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Tourist attractions near Oloron-Sainte-Marie, France

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

Heritage sites

• Eglise, Oloron-Sainte-Marie (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (0km)
• Eglise St Blaise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (14km)
• Sorde l'Abbaye - abbaye St Jean (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (52km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du château de Momas (32km)
• Jardins du château de Viven (37km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Vallée d'Aspe (27km)
• Cirque de Sainte-Engrâce (27km)
• Cirque de Saint-Engrace (27km)
• Vallée d'Ossau (28km)
• Gorges d'Ehujarre (29km)
• Gorges de Kakoetta (30km)
• Gorges de Kakouetta (30km)
• Gorges d'Holzarté (32km)
• Col d'Aubisque (33km)
• Grottes de Betharram (36km)
• Cirque du Litor (37km)
• Forêt d'Iraty (43km)
• Cirque du Lys (50km)
• Cirque du Marcadau (53km)
• Pont d'Espagne (54km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Pau (23km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Zoo d'Asson (29km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

Oloron-Sainte-Marie 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 Oloron-Sainte-Marie from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 14 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Agnos, Bidos, Escout, Estialescq, Estos, Eysus, Feas, Goes, Gurmencon, Ledeuix, Moumour, Orin, Precilhon and Verdets.

This page in French: Visiter Oloron-Sainte-Marie