Portet tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Aire-sur-l'Adour at 15 km from Portet

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Visit Portet: highlights and tourist information

Portet 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 Portet in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Aire-sur-l'Adour at 15 km and Maubourguet at 22 km.

Portet, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Aire-sur-l'Adour

at 15 km (direction north-north-west), in the Landes department

Aire-sur-l'Adour is a pleasant town with a cathedral in south-east Landes...

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Maubourguet

at 22 km (direction east-south-east), in the Hautes-Pyrenees department

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

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Pau

at 34 km (direction south-south-west)

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

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Chateau de Pau

Castle at 35 km (direction south-south-west)

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

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Eauze

at 39 km (direction north-east), in the Gers department

Eauze is a historic market town with attractive medieval buildings...

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Cathedral Saint-Luperc, Eauze

Cathedral at 39 km (direction north-east), in the Gers department

The Cathedral Saint-Luperc is a 16th century cathedral in Eauze, in the style Gothic...

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Mauvezin d'Armagnac

at 42 km (direction north-east), in the Landes department

Mauvezin d'Armagnac is a very small village in the Landes with good examples of...

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Mont-de-Marsan

at 43 km (direction north-west), in the Landes department

Not usually thought of as a tourist destination, Mont-de-Marsan has some interesting monuments and...

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Labastide d'Armagnac

at 44 km (direction north-west), in the Landes department

Labastide d'Armagnac is a 13th century bastide town that has retained many of its...

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Tarbes

at 44 km (direction south-east), in the Hautes-Pyrenees department

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

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Vic Fezensac

at 44 km (direction east-north-east), in the Gers department

Vic Fezensac is enjoyable to explore at any time, but best known for the...

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Saint-Justin

at 45 km (direction east-north-east), in the Landes department

Saint-Justin is a peaceful bastide town in the Landes department with an authentic medieval...

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Orthez

at 48 km (direction west)

The 13th century stone bridge across the river is the highlight of your visit...

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Montreal-du-Gers

Most Beautiful Village at 52 km (direction north-east), in the Gers department

After exploring the picturesque village at Montreal-du-Gers you can visit the Roman Villa of...

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Map of places to visit near Portet

Markets in and near Portet

• Riscle: market Friday (12km)
• Plaisance: market Thursday (20km)
• Marciac: market Wednesday (29km)
• Vic-en-Bigorre: market Saturday all day (30km)
• Hagetmau: market Wednesday all day (34km)
• Rabastens-de-Bigorre: market Monday (35km)
• Pau: market every day except Sunday (35km)
• Arthez-de-Bearn: market Saturday (37km)
• Artix: market Wednesday & Sunday (37km)
• Eauze: market Thursday all day (38km)

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Tourist attractions near Portet, France

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

Heritage sites

• Aire sur l'Adour église St Quitterie (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (15km)
• Abbaye de St Sever (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (37km)
• Eglise, Oloron-Sainte-Marie (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (56km)
• Beaumont sur l'Osee pont d'Artigues (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (56km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Montreal-du-Gers (52km)
• Larressingle (57km)

National Monuments

• Marshall Foch house (44km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château de Viven (19km)
• Palmeraie du Sarthou (23km)
• Jardin du château de Momas (25km)
• Jardin Massey (43km)

Towns of Art and history

• Oloron-Sainte-Marie (56km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Hagetmau (34km)
• Pau (35km)
• Tarbes (42km)
• Mont-de-Marsan (43km)

Geography and distances

Portet is in the south-west of France at 34 kilometres from Pau, the department capital (general information: Portet is 618 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 Portet from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 18 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Arroses, Aubous, Aurensan, Aurions-Idernes, Baliracq-Maumusson, Cadillon, Castetpugon, Conchez-de-Bearn, Diusse, Labarthete, Moncla, Mont-Disse, Projan, Saint-Jean-Poudge, Segos, Tadousse-Ussau, Verlus and Viella.

This page in French: Visiter Portet