Riupeyrous tourism and travel guide

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Riupeyrous is situated in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department and Aquitaine region (now part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region), in the south-west of France at 16 kilometres from Pau, the department capital (general information: Riupeyrous is 638 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Pau at 16 km and Chateau de Pau at 17 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

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Riupeyrous, 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 Riupeyrous in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

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

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Pyrenees-Atlantiques

Map of places to visit near Riupeyrous

Markets in and near Riupeyrous

• Pau: market every day except Sunday (17km)
• Vic-en-Bigorre: market Saturday all day (23km)
• Gan: market Wednesday (23km)
• Artix: market Wednesday & Sunday (28km)
• Tarbes: market Thursday all day (29km)
• Riscle: market Friday (30km)
• Monein: market Monday (30km)
• Rabastens-de-Bigorre: market Monday (31km)
• Mourenx: market Wednesday & Saturday (31km)
• Plaisance: market Thursday (32km)

More information about Riupeyrous, Aquitaine

Tourist attractions near Riupeyrous, France

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

Heritage sites

• Aire sur l'Adour église St Quitterie (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (33km)
• Eglise, Oloron-Sainte-Marie (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (40km)
• Ourdis-Cotdoussan église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (44km)
• Eglise St Blaise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (47km)
• Abbaye de St Sever (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (48km)

National Monuments

• Marshall Foch house (31km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château de Viven (13km)
• Jardin du château de Momas (18km)
• Jardin Massey (31km)
• Palmeraie du Sarthou (40km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Grottes de Betharram (34km)
• Grottes de Médous (51km)
• Gouffre d'Esparros (61km)

Towns of Art and history

• Oloron-Sainte-Marie (40km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Pau (17km)
• Tarbes (29km)
• Hagetmau (41km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Zoo d'Asson (31km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

Riupeyrous 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 Riupeyrous from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Abere, Anos, Barinque, Bernadets, Escoubes, Gabaston, Gerderest, Higueres-Souye, Lasclaveries, Lussagnet-Lusson, Maucor, Monassut-Audiracq, Saint-Jammes, Saint-Laurent-Bretagne, Sevignacq and Simacourbe.

This page in French: Visiter Riupeyrous