Pontacq tourism and travel guide

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Visit Pontacq: highlights and tourist information

Pontacq 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 Pontacq in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Lourdes at 13 km and Tarbes at 17 km.

Pontacq, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Lourdes

at 13 km (direction south-east), in the Hautes-Pyrenees department

Lourdes is of course very famous as a pilgrimage centre which attracts millions of...

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Tarbes

at 17 km (direction east-north-east), in the Hautes-Pyrenees department

The substantial gardens of Jardin Massey are the main place of interest in the...

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Saint-Savin

at 23 km (direction south), in the Hautes-Pyrenees department

It is the abbey church in Saint-Savin, and the surrounding countryside, that make a...

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Pau

at 24 km (direction west-north-west)

The large town of Pau is well known for the views from the belvedere...

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Chateau de Pau

Castle at 24 km (direction west-north-west)

The Chateau de Pau is an impressive combination of the renaissance and 19th century...

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Col d'Aubisque

Scenery at 29 km (direction south-west)

The Col d'Aubisque is a beautiful mountain pass with views of numerous high mountains...

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Gourette

at 31 km (direction south-west)

Gourette s a small ski station on the route to the Col d'Aubisque near...

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Eaux-Bonnes

at 32 km (direction south-west)

Eaux-Bonnes is a 19th century belle-epoque spa town at the base of the Col...

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Laruns

at 33 km (direction west-south-west)

Laruns is a pretty village, but it is the surrounding mountain scenery that attracts...

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Maubourguet

at 34 km (direction north-north-east), in the Hautes-Pyrenees department

Maubourguet makes every effort to hide its impressive monuments but take the time to...

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Luz-Saint-Sauveur

at 36 km (direction south-south-east), in the Hautes-Pyrenees department

The pleasant town of Luz-Saint-Sauveur is well placed to explore some lovely Pyreneean mountain...

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Col du Tourmalet

Scenery at 38 km (direction south-east), in the Hautes-Pyrenees department

The Col du Tourmalet is a mountain pass in the Pyrenees, famous because the...

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Oloron-Sainte-Marie

at 39 km (direction west)

There are several sights of interest in Oloron-Saint-Marie including a picturesque section of river...

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Church Sainte-Croix in Oloron-Sainte-Marie

Church at 39 km (direction west)

The Church Sainte-Croix is an interesting roman style church built in the 12th century...

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Markets in and near Pontacq

• Lourdes: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday all day & Saturday all day & Monday & Friday (12km)
• Tarbes: market Thursday all day (17km)
• Gan: market Wednesday (22km)
• Pau: market every day except Sunday (23km)
• Vic-en-Bigorre: market Saturday all day (26km)
• Bagneres-de-Bigorre: market Saturday all day (26km)
• Castet: market Thursday (27km)
• Rabastens-de-Bigorre: market Monday (32km)
• Luz-Saint-Sauveur: market Monday (36km)
• Monein: market Monday (40km)

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Tourist attractions near Pontacq, France

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

Heritage sites

• Ourdis-Cotdoussan église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (19km)
• Eglise, Oloron-Sainte-Marie (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (40km)
• Jézeau église Saint-Laurent (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (52km)

National Monuments

• Marshall Foch house (17km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin Massey (17km)
• Jardins du château de Viven (37km)
• Jardin du château de Momas (39km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Grottes de Betharram (11km)
• Grottes de Médous (28km)
• Cirque du Litor (29km)
• Col d'Aubisque (29km)
• Vallée d'Ossau (33km)
• Cirque du Lys (34km)
• Pont d'Espagne (37km)
• Col du Tourmalet (38km)
• Gouffre d'Esparros (41km)
• Cirque du Marcadau (41km)
• Vallée d'Aspe (47km)

Towns of Art and history

• Oloron-Sainte-Marie (40km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Tarbes (17km)
• Pau (23km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Zoo d'Asson (13km)

Geography and distances

Pontacq is in the south-west of France at 24 kilometres from Pau, the department capital (general information: Pontacq is 659 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 Pontacq from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Barlest, Barzun, Hours, Labatmale, Lamarque-Pontacq, Livron, Loubajac, Lucgarier and Saint-Vincent.

This page in French: Visiter Pontacq