Saint-Vincent tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Lourdes at 12 km from Saint-Vincent
Visit Saint-Vincent: highlights and tourist information
Saint-Vincent 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-Vincent in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Lourdes at 12 km and Tarbes at 19 km.
Saint-Vincent, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Lourdes
at 12 km (direction east-south-east), in the Hautes-Pyrenees departmentLourdes is of course very famous as a pilgrimage centre which attracts millions of...
See Lourdes guide
Tarbes
at 19 km (direction east-north-east), in the Hautes-Pyrenees departmentThe substantial gardens of Jardin Massey are the main place of interest in the...
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Saint-Savin
at 21 km (direction south-south-east), in the Hautes-Pyrenees departmentIt is the abbey church in Saint-Savin, and the surrounding countryside, that make a...
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Chateau de Pau
Castle at 24 km (direction west-north-west)The Chateau de Pau is an impressive combination of the renaissance and 19th century...
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Pau
at 24 km (direction west-north-west)The large town of Pau is well known for the views from the belvedere...
See Pau guide
Col d'Aubisque
Scenery at 26 km (direction south-west)The Col d'Aubisque is a beautiful mountain pass with views of numerous high mountains...
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Gourette
at 27 km (direction south-west)Gourette s a small ski station on the route to the Col d'Aubisque near...
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Eaux-Bonnes
at 29 km (direction south-west)Eaux-Bonnes is a 19th century belle-epoque spa town at the base of the Col...
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Laruns
at 29 km (direction west-south-west)Laruns is a pretty village, but it is the surrounding mountain scenery that attracts...
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Luz-Saint-Sauveur
at 34 km (direction south-south-east), in the Hautes-Pyrenees departmentThe pleasant town of Luz-Saint-Sauveur is well placed to explore some lovely Pyreneean mountain...
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Col du Tourmalet
Scenery at 37 km (direction south-east), in the Hautes-Pyrenees departmentThe Col du Tourmalet is a mountain pass in the Pyrenees, famous because the...
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Church Sainte-Croix in Oloron-Sainte-Marie
Church at 37 km (direction west)The Church Sainte-Croix is an interesting roman style church built in the 12th century...
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Oloron-Sainte-Marie
at 37 km (direction west)There are several sights of interest in Oloron-Saint-Marie including a picturesque section of river...
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Maubourguet
at 37 km (direction north-north-east), in the Hautes-Pyrenees departmentMaubourguet makes every effort to hide its impressive monuments but take the time to...
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Markets in and near Saint-Vincent
- Lourdes: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday all day & Saturday all day & Monday & Friday (11km)
- Tarbes: market Thursday all day (21km)
- Gan: market Wednesday (21km)
- Pau: market every day except Sunday (23km)
- Castet: market Thursday (24km)
- Bagneres-de-Bigorre: market Saturday all day (26km)
- Vic-en-Bigorre: market Saturday all day (29km)
- Luz-Saint-Sauveur: market Monday (34km)
- Rabastens-de-Bigorre: market Monday (35km)
- Oloron-Sainte-Marie: market Friday (38km)
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Tourist attractions near Saint-Vincent, France
What to do at Saint-Vincent? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Saint-Vincent.
Heritage sites
- Ourdis-Cotdoussan église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (19km)
- Eglise, Oloron-Sainte-Marie (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (38km)
- Aragnouet chapelle des templiers (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (51km)
- Jézeau église Saint-Laurent (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (52km)
National Monuments
- Marshall Foch house (19km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin Massey (20km)
- Jardins du château de Viven (38km)
- Jardin du château de Momas (40km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grottes de Betharram (8km)
- Cirque du Litor (25km)
- Col d'Aubisque (26km)
- Grottes de Médous (28km)
- Vallée d'Ossau (29km)
- Cirque du Lys (31km)
- Pont d'Espagne (34km)
- Col du Tourmalet (37km)
- Cirque du Marcadau (38km)
- Gouffre d'Esparros (41km)
- Vallée d'Aspe (44km)
Towns of Art and history
- Oloron-Sainte-Marie (38km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Zoo d'Asson (10km)
Geography and distances
Saint-Vincent is in the south-west of France at 24 kilometres from Pau, the department capital (general information: Saint-Vincent is 662 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Saint-Vincent
Canton: Nay-Est
Arrondissement: Pau
Department: Pyrenees-Atlantiques
Region: Aquitaine
New region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Postcode: 64800
Distance to Saint-Vincent
from Pau (prefecture): 24 km
from Paris: 662 km
from Calais: 879 km
from Nice: 602 km
from Bordeaux: 190 km
from Strasbourg: 858 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-Vincent from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Barlest, Barzun, Benejacq, Labatmale, Lamarque-Pontacq, Lestelle-Betharram, Loubajac, Montaut, Pontacq and Poueyferre.
This page in French: Visiter Saint-Vincent