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Precilhon tourism and travel guide

Visit Precilhon: highlights and tourist information

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Precilhon is situated in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department and Aquitaine region (now part of the region), in the south-west of France at 21 kilometres from Pau, the department capital (general information: Precilhon is 669 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Oloron-Sainte-Marie at 2 km and Navarrenx at 20 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

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Precilhon, 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 Precilhon in .

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

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Map of places to visit near Precilhon

Markets in and near Precilhon

• Oloron-Sainte-Marie: market Friday (3km)
• Monein: market Monday (14km)
• Aramits: market Sunday (15km)
• Gan: market Wednesday (16km)
• Castet: market Thursday (19km)
• Pau: market every day except Sunday (21km)
• Navarrenx: market Wednesday (21km)
• Mourenx: market Wednesday & Saturday (21km)
• Bedous: market Thursday (22km)
• Artix: market Wednesday & Sunday (23km)

More information about Precilhon, Aquitaine

Tourist attractions near Precilhon, France

Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Precilhon.

Heritage sites

• Eglise, Oloron-Sainte-Marie (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (3km)
• Eglise St Blaise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (17km)
• Sorde l'Abbaye - abbaye St Jean (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (54km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du château de Momas (31km)
• Jardins du château de Viven (35km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Vallée d'Ossau (27km)
• Vallée d'Aspe (27km)
• Cirque de Saint-Engrace (30km)
• Cirque de Sainte-Engrâce (30km)
• Col d'Aubisque (31km)
• Gorges d'Ehujarre (32km)
• Gorges de Kakoetta (32km)
• Gorges de Kakouetta (32km)
• Grottes de Betharram (33km)
• Gorges d'Holzarté (35km)
• Cirque du Litor (35km)
• Forêt d'Iraty (46km)
• Cirque du Lys (49km)
• Cirque du Marcadau (52km)
• Pont d'Espagne (52km)

Towns of Art and history

• Oloron-Sainte-Marie (3km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Pau (21km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Zoo d'Asson (26km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

Precilhon 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 Precilhon 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, Escou, Escout, Estialescq, Estos, Eysus, Goes, Gurmencon, Herrere, Ledeuix, Moumour, Oloron-Sainte-Marie and Verdets.

This page in French: Visiter Precilhon