Out from Bun: Château fort d'Arras and more
There is no place to visit in Bun; there are 7 within 5 km of its centre. They include 3 museums, 2 châteaux and an attraction. The trip to Sanctuaire de Lourdes is 16 km.
The first to see around Bun
Château fort d'Arras aside, the next best known are 3 museums, a château and an attraction.
Best known first: by how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each place (Wikidata’s count). It isn’t a ranking of how good they are.
Where to find them
At 4.7 km, Château du Prince Noir is the farthest one out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Bun; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What is on offer
Most are museums or galleries, 3 in all, ahead of châteaux or heritage sites (2).
Dark: in Bun. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every one of them
These 7 are all within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Bun itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Beyond Bun
Worth the drive, Sanctuaire de Lourdes (16 km) is first of the 12.
AttractionSanctuaire de Lourdes16 km northeast, in LourdesAttractionAttractionCol du Tourmalet26 km east, in BarègesAttractionAttractionCol du Soulor8.2 km west, in ArbéostAttractionAttractionGrottes de Bétharram14 km north, in Saint-Pé-de-BigorreAttractionAttractionCascade de Gavarnie34 km south, in Gavarnie-GèdreZooZooParc animalier des Pyrénées6.8 km northeast, in Ayzac-Ost
ChâteauChâteau de Pau40 km northwest, in PauChâteauChâteauChâteau fort de Lourdes16 km northeast, in LourdesAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Savin-en-Lavedan5.8 km east, in Saint-SavinAttractionAttractionCol d'Aspin40 km east, in Aspin-AureChâteauChâteauFort du Portalet34 km west, in EtsautChâteauChâteauChâteau de Beaucens8.3 km east, in BeaucensPlaces within 40 km of Bun with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Bun: your questions
Are there attractions near Bun?
Nothing is mapped in Bun itself, but within 5 km there are Château fort d'Arras, Abbadiale - Maison des arts, Maison du Val d'Azun et du Parc National des Pyrénées and Château du Prince Noir.
Are there museums in or near Bun?
3 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Abbadiale - Maison des arts, Maison du Val d'Azun et du Parc National des Pyrénées and Musée Montagnard du Lavedan.
What well-known places are within a day out of Bun?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Sanctuaire de Lourdes (16 km), Col du Tourmalet (26 km), Col du Soulor (8.2 km), Grottes de Bétharram (14 km).
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: named museums, galleries, châteaux, abbeys, gardens, zoos, theme parks and other visitor attractions whose mapped point lies inside the commune of Bun, then those in the communes within 5 km of its centre, and well-known places within 40 km. Houses, ruins and gardens need a sign they’re open to visitors; places marked private, closed or disused are left out. The historic-monument link is the Culture ministry’s Mérimée record. A place that isn’t mapped isn’t listed, so this isn’t everything there is to see.
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: descriptions, websites, Wikipedia articles), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries. Distances are from the commune’s centre point.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Sanctuaire de Lourdes: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Pau: Capbourrut, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.