Moliets-et-Maa tourism and travel guide
Visit Moliets-et-Maa: highlights and tourist information
France This Way comment: Moliets is one of the more recently established resorts on the Atlantic coast, very popular with families
Moliets-et-Maa 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 Moliets-et-Maa. For detailed visitor information see the Moliets-et-Maa 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 Moliets-et-Maa in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Hossegor at 22 km and Capbreton at 24 km.
Moliets-et-Maa, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Moliets
Seaside resort less than one km (direction west-south-west)Moliets is one of the more recently established resorts on the Atlantic coast, very...
See Moliets guide
Hossegor
Seaside resort at 22 km (direction south-south-west)Soorts is one of the smaller beach resorts along the extensive Atlantic coast in...
See Hossegor guide
Capbreton
Seaside resort at 24 km (direction south-south-west)Capbreton is a popular resort and beach that also has a traditional harbour and...
See Capbreton guide
Dax
at 29 km (direction east-south-east)Established as a spa since Roman times, Dax is a pleasant if quiet town...
See Dax guide
La Promenade Fleurie near Mimizan
Garden at 40 km (direction north-north-east), in the Gironde departmentThe Promenade Fleurie on the Etang d'Aureilhan near to Mimizan is a lakeside walk...
See La Promenade Fleurie near Mimizan guide
Mimizan
Seaside resort at 40 km (direction north-north-east)The resort at Mimizan Plage is a popular destination with several kilometres of sandy...
See Mimizan guide
Bayonne
at 41 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 42 km (direction south-south-west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques departmentBayonne cathedral is an imposing gothic style cathedral with a beautifully restored apse and...
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Anglet
Seaside resort at 43 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 44 km (direction south-south-west), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques departmentThe 19th century architecture and lovely beach and coast combine to make Biarritz a...
See Biarritz guide
La Bastide-Clairence
Most Beautiful Village at 48 km (direction south-south-east), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques departmentLabastide-Clairence is another of the most picturesque villages in the Basque region...
See La Bastide-Clairence guide
Salies-de-Bearn
at 55 km (direction south-east), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques departmentThe small town of Salies-de-Bearn is a pleasure to explore, and a nice place...
See Salies-de-Bearn guide
Orthez
at 62 km (direction east-south-east), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques departmentThe 13th century stone bridge across the river is the highlight of your visit...
See Orthez guide
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Markets in and near Moliets-et-Maa
Market days in Moliets-et-Maa: weekly market: Tuesday;
- Moliets-et-Maa: market Tuesday (0km)
- Messanges: market Wednesday (4km)
- Leon: market every day (6km)
- Soustons: market Monday & Thursday - seasonal market only (11km)
- Seignosse: market Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday (18km)
- Saint-Geours-de-Maremne: market Sunday (21km)
- Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse: market Friday (21km)
- Lit-et-Mixe: market Thursday (22km)
- Hossegor: market Wednesday & Sunday & Friday (22km)
- Capbreton: market every day except Monday (23km)
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Tourist attractions near Moliets-et-Maa, France
What to do at Moliets-et-Maa? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Moliets-et-Maa.
Heritage sites
- Mimizan clocher-porche (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (40km)
- Bayonne cathédrale de Sainte-Marie (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (41km)
- Sorde l'Abbaye - abbaye St Jean (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (43km)
Remarkable gardens
- Parc du Sarrat (29km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Bayonne (41km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Courant de Huchet (4km)
- Courant de Contis (27km)
- Marais d'Orx (28km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
Geography and distances
Moliets-et-Maa is in the south-west of France at 69 kilometres from Mont-de-Marsan, the department capital (general information: Moliets-et-Maa is 625 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Moliets-et-Maa
from Mont-de-Marsan (prefecture): 69 km
from Paris: 625 km
from Calais: 825 km
from Nice: 692 km
from Bordeaux: 126 km
from Strasbourg: 875 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 Moliets-et-Maa from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Azur, Leon and Messanges.
This page in French: Visiter Moliets-et-Maa