La Bastide-Clairence tourism and travel guide
Visit La Bastide-Clairence: highlights and tourist information
France This Way comment: Labastide-Clairence is another of the most picturesque villages in the Basque region
La Bastide-Clairence 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 La Bastide-Clairence. For detailed visitor information see the La Bastide-Clairence travel guide.
Tourist classifications for La Bastide-Clairence include "most beautiful village".
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to La Bastide-Clairence in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Itxassou at 16 km and Espelette at 18 km.
La Bastide-Clairence, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Cambo-les-Bains
at 14 km (direction west-south-west)Cambo-les-Bains is a small pleasant town, best known for its thermal waters and the...
See Cambo-les-Bains guide
Itxassou
at 16 km (direction west-south-west)Less visited than some of the traditional Basque villages here, Itxassou is very pleasant...
See Itxassou guide
Espelette
at 18 km (direction west-south-west)Home of red hot chillies, Espelette is a very traditional basque village in the...
See Espelette guide
Bayonne
at 19 km (direction west-north-west)Bayonne is a lovely historic city with a cathedral, a substantial old town and...
See Bayonne guide
Bayonne cathedral
Cathedral at 19 km (direction west-north-west)Bayonne cathedral is an imposing gothic style cathedral with a beautifully restored apse and...
See Bayonne cathedral guide
Saint-Palais
at 21 km (direction east-south-east)Saint-Palais is a small town on the Bidouze river in the historic Navarre region...
See Saint-Palais guide
Anglet
Seaside resort at 22 km (direction west-north-west)Anglet, close to Biarritz, has several kilometres of beaches on the French Atlantic coast...
See Anglet guide
Ainhoa
Most Beautiful Village at 24 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 24 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
Biarritz
Seaside resort at 25 km (direction west)The 19th century architecture and lovely beach and coast combine to make Biarritz a...
See Biarritz guide
Saint-Pee-sur-Nivelle
at 25 km (direction west-south-west)Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle is a small basque village with a popular leisure lake...
See Saint-Pee-sur-Nivelle guide
Sauveterre church of Saint-André
Church at 26 km (direction east)The church of Saint-André in Sauveterre is an interesting and charming roman style church...
See Sauveterre church of Saint-André guide
Sauveterre-de-Bearn
at 26 km (direction east)The view from the terrace in front of the church in Sauveterre-de-Béarn is one...
See Sauveterre-de-Bearn guide
Salies-de-Bearn
at 27 km (direction east)The small town of Salies-de-Bearn is a pleasure to explore, and a nice place...
See Salies-de-Bearn guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Pyrenees-Atlantiques
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Markets in and near La Bastide-Clairence
- Cambo-les-Bains: market Wednesday & Friday (14km)
- Ustaritz: market Saturday (17km)
- Peyrehorade: market Wednesday & Saturday (17km)
- Bayonne: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (19km)
- Saint-Palais: market Friday (21km)
- Boucau: market Saturday (22km)
- Anglet: market Thursday & Sunday (22km)
- Labenne: market Friday & Tuesday - seasonal market only (23km)
- Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse: market Friday (26km)
- Bidart: market Saturday (27km)
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Tourist attractions near La Bastide-Clairence, France
What to do at La Bastide-Clairence? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting La Bastide-Clairence.
Heritage sites
- Bayonne cathédrale de Sainte-Marie (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (19km)
- Sorde l'Abbaye - abbaye St Jean (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (20km)
- Porte St Jacques - St Jean Pied-de-Port (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (30km)
- Eglise St Blaise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (44km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins de la villa Arnaga (14km)
- Parc du Sarrat (35km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Bayonne (19km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Marais d'Orx (22km)
- Vallée des Aldudes (39km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Anglet (22km)
Geography and distances
La Bastide-Clairence is in the south-west of France at 73 kilometres from Pau, the department capital (general information: La Bastide-Clairence is 664 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: La Bastide-Clairence
Canton: Bastide-Clairence
Arrondissement: Bayonne
Department: Pyrenees-Atlantiques
Region: Aquitaine
New region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Postcode: 64240
Distance to La Bastide-Clairence
from Pau (prefecture): 73 km
from Paris: 664 km
from Calais: 868 km
from Nice: 687 km
from Bordeaux: 166 km
from Strasbourg: 900 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 La Bastide-Clairence from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Ayherre, Bardos and Hasparren.
This page in French: Visiter La Bastide-Clairence