Capbreton tourism and travel guide
Visit Capbreton: highlights and tourist information
France This Way comment: Capbreton is a popular resort and beach that also has a traditional harbour and fish market
Capbreton is situated in the Landes department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Capbreton. For detailed visitor information see the Capbreton 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 Capbreton in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Bayonne at 18 km and Bayonne cathedral at 19 km.
Capbreton, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Hossegor
Seaside resort at 1 km (direction )Soorts is one of the smaller beach resorts along the extensive Atlantic coast in...
See Hossegor guide
Bayonne
at 18 km (direction south-south-west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques departmentBayonne is a lovely historic city with a cathedral, a substantial old town and...
See Bayonne guide
Bayonne cathedral
Cathedral at 19 km (direction south-south-west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques departmentBayonne cathedral is an imposing gothic style cathedral with a beautifully restored apse and...
See Bayonne cathedral guide
Anglet
Seaside resort at 20 km (direction south-south-west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques departmentAnglet, close to Biarritz, has several kilometres of beaches on the French Atlantic coast...
See Anglet guide
Biarritz
Seaside resort at 21 km (direction south-west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques departmentThe 19th century architecture and lovely beach and coast combine to make Biarritz a...
See Biarritz guide
Moliets
Seaside resort at 23 km (direction north-north-east)Moliets is one of the more recently established resorts on the Atlantic coast, very...
See Moliets guide
La Bastide-Clairence
Most Beautiful Village at 28 km (direction south-east), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques departmentLabastide-Clairence is another of the most picturesque villages in the Basque region...
See La Bastide-Clairence guide
Dax
at 31 km (direction east)Established as a spa since Roman times, Dax is a pleasant if quiet town...
See Dax guide
Cambo-les-Bains
at 32 km (direction south), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques departmentCambo-les-Bains is a small pleasant town, best known for its thermal waters and the...
See Cambo-les-Bains guide
Saint-Pee-sur-Nivelle
at 34 km (direction south-south-west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques departmentSaint-Pée-sur-Nivelle is a small basque village with a popular leisure lake...
See Saint-Pee-sur-Nivelle guide
Espelette
at 34 km (direction south), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques departmentHome of red hot chillies, Espelette is a very traditional basque village in the...
See Espelette guide
Saint-Jean-de-Luz church
Church at 35 km (direction south-west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques departmentThe 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 35 km (direction south-west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques departmentA long established beach resort, Saint-Jean-de-Luz also has a lively and popular town centre...
See Saint-Jean-de-Luz guide
Ciboure
at 35 km (direction south-west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques departmentOnce home to Maurice Ravel, Ciboure is a smal port and resort just south...
See Ciboure guide
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Markets in and near Capbreton
Market days in Capbreton: weekly market: every day except Monday;
- Capbreton: market every day except Monday (0km)
- Hossegor: market Wednesday & Sunday & Friday (1km)
- Seignosse: market Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday (6km)
- Labenne: market Friday & Tuesday - seasonal market only (6km)
- Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse: market Friday (10km)
- Soustons: market Monday & Thursday - seasonal market only (14km)
- Boucau: market Saturday (15km)
- Saint-Geours-de-Maremne: market Sunday (17km)
- Bayonne: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (18km)
- Messanges: market Wednesday (19km)
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Tourist attractions near Capbreton, France
What to do at Capbreton? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Capbreton.
Heritage sites
- Bayonne cathédrale de Sainte-Marie (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (18km)
- Sorde l'Abbaye - abbaye St Jean (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (33km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- La Bastide-Clairence (28km)
- Ainhoa (39km)
- Sare (40km)
Remarkable gardens
- Parc du Sarrat (31km)
- Jardins de la villa Arnaga (32km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Bayonne (18km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Marais d'Orx (6km)
- Courant de Huchet (27km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Anglet (20km)
Geography and distances
Capbreton is in the south-west of France at 79 kilometres from Mont-de-Marsan, the department capital (general information: Capbreton is 647 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Capbreton
from Mont-de-Marsan (prefecture): 79 km
from Paris: 647 km
from Calais: 848 km
from Nice: 699 km
from Bordeaux: 148 km
from Strasbourg: 894 km
Getting here
Most visitors fly into the region's airports at Bordeaux or Biarritz. The drive down the west coast from Saint Malo ferry port requires about 8 hours. For driving distances to Capbreton from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Angresse, Benesse-Maremne, Hossegor, Orx and Seignosse.
This page in French: Visiter Capbreton