Saint-Jammes tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Jammes: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Jammes 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 Saint-Jammes in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Pau at 11 km and Chateau de Pau at 12 km.

Saint-Jammes, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Pau

at 11 km (direction west-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 12 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Maubourguet

at 26 km (direction east-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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Tarbes

at 30 km (direction east-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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Oloron-Sainte-Marie

at 34 km (direction west-south-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 34 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Lourdes

at 34 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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Cathedral Saint-Marie in Oloron-Sainte-Marie

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

The cathedral of Sainte-Marie is best known for its remarkable 12th century entrance...

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Aire-sur-l'Adour

at 38 km (direction west-south-west), in the Landes department

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

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Navarrenx

at 41 km (direction west)

Navarrenx is a traditional fortified French bastide town in the western pyrenees...

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Col d'Aubisque

Scenery at 43 km (direction south-south-west)

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

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Laruns

at 44 km (direction south-south-west)

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

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Saint-Savin

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

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

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Eaux-Bonnes

at 44 km (direction south-south-west)

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

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

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Map of places to visit near Saint-Jammes

Markets in and near Saint-Jammes

• Pau: market every day except Sunday (12km)
• Gan: market Wednesday (18km)
• Vic-en-Bigorre: market Saturday all day (25km)
• Artix: market Wednesday & Sunday (26km)
• Monein: market Monday (27km)
• Tarbes: market Thursday all day (29km)
• Mourenx: market Wednesday & Saturday (29km)
• Arthez-de-Bearn: market Saturday (32km)
• Rabastens-de-Bigorre: market Monday (33km)
• Lourdes: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday all day & Saturday all day & Monday & Friday (33km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Jammes, France

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

Heritage sites

• Eglise, Oloron-Sainte-Marie (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (35km)
• Aire sur l'Adour église St Quitterie (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (38km)
• Ourdis-Cotdoussan église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (41km)
• Eglise St Blaise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (44km)
• Abbaye de St Sever (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (52km)

National Monuments

• Marshall Foch house (30km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château de Viven (15km)
• Jardin du château de Momas (19km)
• Jardin Massey (30km)
• Palmeraie du Sarthou (46km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Grottes de Betharram (29km)
• Col d'Aubisque (43km)
• Vallée d'Ossau (44km)
• Cirque du Litor (45km)
• Grottes de Médous (48km)

Towns of Art and history

• Oloron-Sainte-Marie (35km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Pau (12km)
• Tarbes (29km)
• Hagetmau (43km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Zoo d'Asson (26km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Jammes is in the south-west of France at 11 kilometres from Pau, the department capital (general information: Saint-Jammes is 643 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 Saint-Jammes from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 15 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Andoins, Anos, Barinque, Bernadets, Buros, Espechede, Gabaston, Gerderest, Higueres-Souye, Maucor, Ouillon, Riupeyrous, Saint-Armou, Saint-Castin and Saint-Laurent-Bretagne.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Jammes