Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port tourism and travel guide

Visit Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port: highlights and tourist information
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Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port is situated in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port. For detailed visitor information see the Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port travel guide.
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-Pied-de-Port in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Palais at 25 km and Cambo-les-Bains at 25 km.
Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Itxassou
at 23 km (direction north-west)Less visited than some of the traditional Basque villages here, Itxassou is...
See Itxassou guide

Saint-Palais
at 25 km (direction north-east)Saint-Palais is a small town on the Bidouze river in the historic...
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Cambo-les-Bains
at 25 km (direction north-west)Cambo-les-Bains is a small pleasant town, best known for its thermal waters...
See Cambo-les-Bains guide

Espelette
at 26 km (direction north-west)Home of red hot chillies, Espelette is a very traditional basque village...
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Ainhoa church of Notre-Dame
Church at 26 km (direction west-north-west)The church in Ainhoa is a traditional Basque church with rows of...
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Ainhoa
Most Beautiful Village at 27 km (direction west-north-west)Betwen sea and mountains, the basque village of Ainhoa is listed among...
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La Bastide-Clairence
Most Beautiful Village at 29 km (direction west-north-west)Labastide-Clairence is another of the most picturesque villages in the Basque region...
See La Bastide-Clairence guide

Sare
Most Beautiful Village at 32 km (direction west-north-west)Sare is one of several traditional Basque towns in the western Pyrenees,...
See Sare guide

Saint-Pee-sur-Nivelle
at 33 km (direction west-north-west)Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle is a small basque village with a popular leisure lake...
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Sauveterre church of Saint-André
Church at 35 km (direction north-east)The church of Saint-André in Sauveterre is an interesting and charming roman...
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Sauveterre-de-Bearn
at 36 km (direction north-east)The view from the terrace in front of the church in Sauveterre-de-Béarn...
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La Rhune
Scenery at 36 km (direction west-north-west)The Rhune is a small Pyrenees mountain that you can go up...
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Laas
at 39 km (direction east-north-east)Laas is a pretty village with a castle and roman style church...
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Bayonne cathedral
Cathedral at 41 km (direction north-west)Bayonne cathedral is an imposing gothic style cathedral with a beautifully restored...
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Markets in and near Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
Market days in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port: weekly market: Monday all day;
- Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port: market Monday all day (0km)
- Saint-Palais: market Friday (24km)
- Cambo-les-Bains: market Wednesday & Friday (26km)
- Tardets-Sorholus: market Monday (31km)
- Ustaritz: market Saturday (32km)
- Aramits: market Sunday (41km)
- Bayonne: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (41km)
- Anglet: market Thursday & Sunday (42km)
- Bidart: market Saturday (42km)
- Navarrenx: market Wednesday (42km)
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Tourist attractions near Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, France
What to do at Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port.
Heritage sites
- Porte St Jacques - St Jean Pied-de-Port (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (0km)
- Eglise St Blaise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (39km)
- Bayonne cathédrale de Sainte-Marie (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (41km)
- Sorde l'Abbaye - abbaye St Jean (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (43km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Ainhoa (27km)
- La Bastide-Clairence (29km)
- Sare (32km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins de la villa Arnaga (25km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Bayonne (41km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Vallée des Aldudes (17km)
- Forêt d'Iraty (22km)
- Gorges d'Holzarté (31km)
- Gorges de Kakouetta (37km)
- Gorges de Kakoetta (37km)
- Cirque de Sainte-Engrâce (39km)
- Cirque de Saint-Engrace (39km)
- Gorges d'Ehujarre (40km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Anglet (42km)
Geography and distances
Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port is in the south-west of France at 72 kilometres from Pau, the department capital (general information: Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port is 690 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
Canton: Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
Arrondissement: Bayonne
Department: Pyrenees-Atlantiques
Region: Aquitaine
New region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Postcode: 64220
Distance to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
from Pau (prefecture): 72 km
from Paris: 690 km
from Calais: 896 km
from Nice: 689 km
from Bordeaux: 193 km
from Strasbourg: 919 km
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-Pied-de-Port from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 15 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Ahaxe-Alciette-Bascassan, Aincille, Anhaux, Ascarat, Bussunarits-Sarrasquette, Bustince-Iriberry, Caro, Irouleguy, Ispoure, Jaxu, Lacarre, Lasse, Saint-Jean-le-Vieux, Saint-Michel and Uhart-Cize.
This page in French: Visiter Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
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