Saint-Savin tourism and travel guide

Visit Saint-Savin: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: It is the abbey church in Saint-Savin, and the surrounding countryside, that make a visit recommended

Saint-Savin is situated in the Hautes-Pyrenees department and Occitanie region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Luz-Saint-Sauveur at 14 km and Gourette at 20 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Saint-Savin, 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 Saint-Savin in Occitanie.

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

Lourdes

at 14 km (direction north-north-east)

Lourdes is of course very famous as a pilgrimage centre which attracts...

See Lourdes guide

Luz-Saint-Sauveur

at 14 km (direction south-east)

The pleasant town of Luz-Saint-Sauveur is well placed to explore some lovely...

See Luz-Saint-Sauveur guide

Gourette

at 20 km (direction west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department

Gourette s a small ski station on the route...

See Gourette guide

Col d'Aubisque

Scenery at 20 km (direction west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department

The Col d'Aubisque is a beautiful mountain pass with...

See Col d'Aubisque guide

Col du Tourmalet

Scenery at 21 km (direction east-south-east)

The Col du Tourmalet is a mountain pass in the...

See Col du Tourmalet guide

Eaux-Bonnes

at 24 km (direction west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department

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

See Eaux-Bonnes guide

Pyrenees National Parc

National Parc at 26 km (direction west-south-west)

The Pyrenees National Parc contains a great deal of the...

See Pyrenees National Parc guide

Laruns

at 26 km (direction west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department

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

See Laruns guide

Mont Perdu

Heritage Site at 28 km (direction south-south-east)

Mont-Perdu is a natural highlight on the border between France...

See Mont Perdu guide

Tarbes

at 31 km (direction north-north-east)

The substantial gardens of Jardin Massey are the main...

See Tarbes guide

Gavarnie

Scenery at 32 km (direction south-south-east)

The natural highlight of the Cirque de Gavarnie, a great circular cliff,...

See Gavarnie guide

Col d'Aspin

Scenery at 34 km (direction east)

The Col d'Aspin is an important mountain pass in the...

See Col d'Aspin guide

Arreau

at 38 km (direction east)

Deep in the Pyrenees on a small river, Arreau is...

See Arreau guide

Chateau de Pau

Castle at 42 km (direction north-west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department

The Chateau de Pau is an impressive combination of...

See Chateau de Pau guide

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Map of places to visit near Saint-Savin

Markets in and near Saint-Savin

• Lourdes: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday all day & Saturday all day & Monday & Friday (13km)
• Luz-Saint-Sauveur: market Monday (14km)
• Bagneres-de-Bigorre: market Saturday all day (22km)
• Castet: market Thursday (28km)
• Tarbes: market Thursday all day (33km)
• Gan: market Wednesday (37km)
• Arreau: market Thursday all day (38km)
• Saint-Lary-Soulan: market Saturday (38km)
• Bedous: market Thursday (42km)
• Pau: market every day except Sunday (42km)

More information about Saint-Savin, Midi-Pyrenees

Tourist attractions near Saint-Savin, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Cirque de Gavarnie (32km)

Heritage sites

• Ourdis-Cotdoussan église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (12km)
• Gavarnie église St Jean Baptiste (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (28km)
• Aragnouet chapelle des templiers (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (32km)
• Mont Perdu (36km)
• Jézeau église Saint-Laurent (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (39km)
• Eglise, Oloron-Sainte-Marie (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (48km)

National Monuments

• Marshall Foch house (31km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin Massey (32km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Cirque du Lys (12km)
• Pont d'Espagne (15km)
• Grottes de Betharram (16km)
• Cirque du Litor (16km)
• Cirque du Marcadau (20km)
• Col d'Aubisque (20km)
• Col du Tourmalet (21km)
• Grottes de Médous (21km)
• Vallée d'Ossau (26km)
• Cirque d'Estaubés (31km)
• Cirque de Troumouse (32km)
• Brèche de Roland (33km)
• Cascade de Gavarnie (33km)
• Gouffre d'Esparros (35km)
• Vallée d'Aspe (42km)

Towns of Art and history

• Oloron-Sainte-Marie (49km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Tarbes (33km)
• Pau (42km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Zoo d'Asson (22km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Savin is in the south-west of France at 31 kilometres from Tarbes, the department capital (general information: Saint-Savin is 680 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Saint-Savin from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 24 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Adast, Arcizans-Avant, Arcizans-Dessus, Argeles-Gazost, Arras-en-Lavedan, Artalens-Souin, Ayros-Arbouix, Ayzac-Ost, Beaucens, Boo-Silhen, Bun, Gez, Lau-Balagnas, Ouzous, Pierrefitte-Nestalas, Prechac, Saint-Pastous, Salles, Sere-en-Lavedan, Sireix, Soulom, Uz, Vier-Bordes and Villelongue.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Savin