Cambo-les-Bains tourism and travel guide
Visit Cambo-les-Bains: highlights and tourist information
France This Way comment: Cambo-les-Bains is a small pleasant town, best known for its thermal waters and the gardens of the Villa Arnaga
Cambo-les-Bains 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 Cambo-les-Bains. For detailed visitor information see the Cambo-les-Bains 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 Cambo-les-Bains in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Espelette at 4 km and Ainhoa at 10 km.
Cambo-les-Bains, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Itxassou
at 3 km (direction south)Less visited than some of the traditional Basque villages here, Itxassou is very pleasant...
See Itxassou guide
Espelette
at 4 km (direction west-south-west)Home of red hot chillies, Espelette is a very traditional basque village in the...
See Espelette guide
Ainhoa
Most Beautiful Village at 10 km (direction west-south-west)Betwen sea and mountains, the basque village of Ainhoa is listed among the most...
See Ainhoa guide
Ainhoa church of Notre-Dame
Church at 10 km (direction west-south-west)The church in Ainhoa is a traditional Basque church with rows of balconies around...
See Ainhoa church of Notre-Dame guide
Saint-Pee-sur-Nivelle
at 12 km (direction west)Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle is a small basque village with a popular leisure lake...
See Saint-Pee-sur-Nivelle guide
La Bastide-Clairence
Most Beautiful Village at 14 km (direction east-north-east)Labastide-Clairence is another of the most picturesque villages in the Basque region...
See La Bastide-Clairence guide
Bayonne cathedral
Cathedral at 15 km (direction north-north-west)Bayonne cathedral is an imposing gothic style cathedral with a beautifully restored apse and...
See Bayonne cathedral guide
Sare
Most Beautiful Village at 16 km (direction west-south-west)Sare is one of several traditional Basque towns in the western Pyrenees, with lots...
See Sare guide
Bayonne
at 16 km (direction north-north-west)Bayonne is a lovely historic city with a cathedral, a substantial old town and...
See Bayonne guide
Anglet
Seaside resort at 17 km (direction north-west)Anglet, close to Biarritz, has several kilometres of beaches on the French Atlantic coast...
See Anglet guide
Biarritz
Seaside resort at 19 km (direction north-west)The 19th century architecture and lovely beach and coast combine to make Biarritz a...
See Biarritz guide
La Rhune
Scenery at 20 km (direction west-south-west)The Rhune is a small Pyrenees mountain that you can go up in a...
See La Rhune guide
Saint-Jean-de-Luz
Seaside resort at 21 km (direction west)A long established beach resort, Saint-Jean-de-Luz also has a lively and popular town centre...
See Saint-Jean-de-Luz guide
Saint-Jean-de-Luz church
Church at 21 km (direction west)The church of Saint John the Baptist in Saint-Jean-de-Luz has a remarkable interior with...
See Saint-Jean-de-Luz church guide
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Markets in and near Cambo-les-Bains
Market days in Cambo-les-Bains: weekly market: Wednesday & Friday;
- Cambo-les-Bains: market Wednesday & Friday (0km)
- Ustaritz: market Saturday (6km)
- Bayonne: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (16km)
- Anglet: market Thursday & Sunday (16km)
- Bidart: market Saturday (18km)
- Boucau: market Saturday (20km)
- Saint Jean de Luz: market Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (21km)
- Ciboure: market Sunday (22km)
- Urrugne: market Thursday (24km)
- Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port: market Monday all day (26km)
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Tourist attractions near Cambo-les-Bains, France
What to do at Cambo-les-Bains? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Cambo-les-Bains.
Heritage sites
- Bayonne cathédrale de Sainte-Marie (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (16km)
- Porte St Jacques - St Jean Pied-de-Port (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (26km)
- Sorde l'Abbaye - abbaye St Jean (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (34km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Ainhoa (10km)
- La Bastide-Clairence (14km)
- Sare (16km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins de la villa Arnaga (0km)
- Parc du Sarrat (48km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Bayonne (16km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Marais d'Orx (27km)
- Vallée des Aldudes (29km)
- Forêt d'Iraty (48km)
- Gorges d'Holzarté (55km)
- Gorges de Kakoetta (61km)
- Gorges de Kakouetta (61km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Anglet (16km)
Geography and distances
Cambo-les-Bains is in the south-west of France at 84 kilometres from Pau, the department capital (general information: Cambo-les-Bains is 676 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Cambo-les-Bains
Canton: Espelette
Arrondissement: Bayonne
Department: Pyrenees-Atlantiques
Region: Aquitaine
New region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Postcode: 64250
Distance to Cambo-les-Bains
from Pau (prefecture): 84 km
from Paris: 676 km
from Calais: 879 km
from Nice: 700 km
from Bordeaux: 177 km
from Strasbourg: 914 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 Cambo-les-Bains from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Espelette, Halsou, Itxassou, Jatxou, Larressore, Louhossoa and Ustaritz.
This page in French: Visiter Cambo-les-Bains