Urrugne tourism and travel guide

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Visit Urrugne: highlights and tourist information

Urrugne 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 Urrugne in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Ciboure at 4 km and Saint-Jean-de-Luz church at 4 km.

Urrugne, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Ciboure

at 4 km (direction north-east)

Once home to Maurice Ravel, Ciboure is a smal port and resort just south...

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Saint-Jean-de-Luz church

Church at 4 km (direction north-east)

The church of Saint John the Baptist in Saint-Jean-de-Luz has a remarkable interior with...

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Saint-Jean-de-Luz

Seaside resort at 4 km (direction east-north-east)

A long established beach resort, Saint-Jean-de-Luz also has a lively and popular town centre...

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Hendaye

Seaside resort at 6 km (direction west)

Hendaye, the last resort in France before the Spanish border, also has a popular...

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Hendaye church Saint-Vincent

Church at 6 km (direction west)

The Church Saint-Vincent in Hendaye has a charming interior of tiered balconies and red...

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Hondarribia

at 7 km (direction west)

Hondarribia is just across the border in Spain but we included it because its...

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La Rhune

Scenery at 8 km (direction south-east)

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

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Sare

Most Beautiful Village at 11 km (direction east-south-east)

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

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Saint-Pee-sur-Nivelle

at 12 km (direction east)

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

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Ainhoa

Most Beautiful Village at 17 km (direction east-south-east)

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

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Ainhoa church of Notre-Dame

Church at 18 km (direction east-south-east)

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

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Biarritz

Seaside resort at 18 km (direction north-east)

The 19th century architecture and lovely beach and coast combine to make Biarritz a...

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Anglet

Seaside resort at 20 km (direction north-east)

Anglet, close to Biarritz, has several kilometres of beaches on the French Atlantic coast...

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Espelette

at 21 km (direction east)

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

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Markets in and near Urrugne

Market days in Urrugne: weekly market: Thursday;

• Urrugne: market Thursday (0km)
• Ciboure: market Sunday (4km)
• Saint Jean de Luz: market Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (4km)
• Hendaye: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (6km)
• Bidart: market Saturday (12km)
• Ustaritz: market Saturday (20km)
• Anglet: market Thursday & Sunday (20km)
• Bayonne: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (23km)
• Cambo-les-Bains: market Wednesday & Friday (24km)
• Boucau: market Saturday (25km)

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Tourist attractions near Urrugne, France

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

Heritage sites

• Bayonne cathédrale de Sainte-Marie (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (23km)
• Porte St Jacques - St Jean Pied-de-Port (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (44km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Sare (11km)
• Ainhoa (17km)
• La Bastide-Clairence (37km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins de la villa Arnaga (24km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Bayonne (23km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Marais d'Orx (36km)
• Vallée des Aldudes (37km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Anglet (20km)

Geography and distances

Urrugne is in the south-west of France at 108 kilometres from Pau, the department capital (general information: Urrugne is 686 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 Urrugne from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Biriatou, Ciboure and Saint Jean de Luz.

This page in French: Visiter Urrugne