Saint-Jean-le-Vieux tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Jean-le-Vieux: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Jean-le-Vieux 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-Jean-le-Vieux in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port at 3 km and Saint-Palais at 22 km.

Saint-Jean-le-Vieux, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port

at 3 km (direction west)

The small village of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port has a long established role on one of the...

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Saint-Palais

at 22 km (direction north-east)

Saint-Palais is a small town on the Bidouze river in the historic Navarre region...

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Itxassou

at 25 km (direction north-west)

Less visited than some of the traditional Basque villages here, Itxassou is very pleasant...

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Cambo-les-Bains

at 27 km (direction north-west)

Cambo-les-Bains is a small pleasant town, best known for its thermal waters and the...

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Espelette

at 28 km (direction north-west)

Home of red hot chillies, Espelette is a very traditional basque village in the...

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Ainhoa church of Notre-Dame

Church at 29 km (direction west-north-west)

The church in Ainhoa is a traditional Basque church with rows of balconies around...

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Ainhoa

Most Beautiful Village at 29 km (direction west-north-west)

Betwen sea and mountains, the basque village of Ainhoa is listed among the most...

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La Bastide-Clairence

Most Beautiful Village at 30 km (direction north-north-west)

Labastide-Clairence is another of the most picturesque villages in the Basque region...

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Sauveterre church of Saint-André

Church at 33 km (direction north-east)

The church of Saint-André in Sauveterre is an interesting and charming roman style church...

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Sauveterre-de-Bearn

at 34 km (direction north-east)

The view from the terrace in front of the church in Sauveterre-de-Béarn is one...

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Sare

Most Beautiful Village at 35 km (direction west-north-west)

Sare is one of several traditional Basque towns in the western Pyrenees, with lots...

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Saint-Pee-sur-Nivelle

at 36 km (direction west-north-west)

Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle is a small basque village with a popular leisure lake...

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Laas

at 37 km (direction east-north-east)

Laas is a pretty village with a castle and roman style church in the...

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La Rhune

Scenery at 39 km (direction west-north-west)

The Rhune is a small Pyrenees mountain that you can go up in a...

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Markets in and near Saint-Jean-le-Vieux

• Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port: market Monday all day (3km)
• Saint-Palais: market Friday (22km)
• Cambo-les-Bains: market Wednesday & Friday (27km)
• Tardets-Sorholus: market Monday (28km)
• Ustaritz: market Saturday (34km)
• Aramits: market Sunday (38km)
• Navarrenx: market Wednesday (39km)
• Salies-de-Bearn: market Thursday (40km)
• Peyrehorade: market Wednesday & Saturday (43km)
• Bayonne: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (43km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Jean-le-Vieux, France

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

Heritage sites

• Porte St Jacques - St Jean Pied-de-Port (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (3km)
• Eglise St Blaise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (36km)
• Sorde l'Abbaye - abbaye St Jean (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (42km)
• Bayonne cathédrale de Sainte-Marie (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (43km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Ainhoa (29km)
• La Bastide-Clairence (30km)
• Sare (35km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins de la villa Arnaga (27km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Bayonne (43km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Vallée des Aldudes (20km)
• Forêt d'Iraty (20km)
• Gorges d'Holzarté (28km)
• Gorges de Kakouetta (34km)
• Gorges de Kakoetta (34km)
• Cirque de Sainte-Engrâce (36km)
• Cirque de Saint-Engrace (36km)
• Gorges d'Ehujarre (37km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Anglet (44km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Jean-le-Vieux is in the south-west of France at 69 kilometres from Pau, the department capital (general information: Saint-Jean-le-Vieux is 689 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-Jean-le-Vieux from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 17 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Ahaxe-Alciette-Bascassan, Aincille, Ainhice-Mongelos, Ascarat, Bussunarits-Sarrasquette, Bustince-Iriberry, Caro, Gamarthe, Ispoure, Jaxu, Lacarre, Lasse, Lecumberry, Mendive, Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, Saint-Michel and Uhart-Cize.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Jean-le-Vieux