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Visit Espelette: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: Home of red hot chillies, Espelette is a very traditional basque village in the western Pyrenees

Espelette 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 Espelette in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Cambo-les-Bains at 4 km and Ainhoa at 6 km.

Espelette, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Itxassou

at 4 km (direction east)

Less visited than some of the traditional Basque villages here, Itxassou is very pleasant...

See Itxassou guide

Cambo-les-Bains

at 4 km (direction east-north-east)

Cambo-les-Bains is a small pleasant town, best known for its thermal waters and the...

See Cambo-les-Bains guide

Ainhoa

Most Beautiful Village at 6 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 6 km (direction south-west)

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

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Saint-Pee-sur-Nivelle

at 8 km (direction west)

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

See Saint-Pee-sur-Nivelle guide

Sare

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

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

See Sare guide

La Rhune

Scenery at 16 km (direction west)

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

See La Rhune guide

Bayonne cathedral

Cathedral at 16 km (direction north-north-west)

Bayonne cathedral is an imposing gothic style cathedral with a beautifully restored apse and...

See Bayonne cathedral guide

Anglet

Seaside resort at 17 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Anglet guide

Bayonne

at 17 km (direction north-north-west)

Bayonne is a lovely historic city with a cathedral, a substantial old town and...

See Bayonne guide

Saint-Jean-de-Luz

Seaside resort at 18 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Saint-Jean-de-Luz guide

Biarritz

Seaside resort at 18 km (direction north-west)

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

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Saint-Jean-de-Luz church

Church at 18 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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La Bastide-Clairence

Most Beautiful Village at 18 km (direction east-north-east)

Labastide-Clairence is another of the most picturesque villages in the Basque region...

See La Bastide-Clairence guide

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Markets in and near Espelette

• Cambo-les-Bains: market Wednesday & Friday (4km)
• Ustaritz: market Saturday (6km)
• Bidart: market Saturday (16km)
• Anglet: market Thursday & Sunday (16km)
• Bayonne: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (17km)
• Saint Jean de Luz: market Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (18km)
• Ciboure: market Sunday (18km)
• Urrugne: market Thursday (21km)
• Boucau: market Saturday (21km)
• Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port: market Monday all day (26km)

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Tourist attractions near Espelette, France

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

Heritage sites

• Bayonne cathédrale de Sainte-Marie (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (17km)
• 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) (38km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Ainhoa (6km)
• Sare (11km)
• La Bastide-Clairence (18km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins de la villa Arnaga (4km)
• Parc du Sarrat (52km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Bayonne (17km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Vallée des Aldudes (26km)
• Marais d'Orx (29km)
• Forêt d'Iraty (48km)
• Gorges d'Holzarté (57km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Anglet (16km)

Geography and distances

Espelette is in the south-west of France at 87 kilometres from Pau, the department capital (general information: Espelette is 679 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 Espelette from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Ainhoa, Cambo-les-Bains, Halsou, Itxassou, Jatxou and Larressore.

This page in French: Visiter Espelette