Château Sainte-Marie
Ruined castle in Esterre in the Hautes-Pyrénées département of France.
Attractions in Esterre
Photo: Sanctuaire de Lourdes, Père Igor (CC BY-SA 3.0)Esterre’s draw is Château Sainte-Marie
Of the 6 places to visit in and around Esterre, 4 are museums or galleries. Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 5 beyond the one in Esterre. 4 of them are within 1 km of the middle of town. Out of town, Col du Tourmalet is 12 km away.
In Esterre
1
inside the commune
Within 5 km
5
in the communes around
Museums & galleries
4
in town and nearby
Best known
The best known in Esterre
Beyond Château Sainte-Marie, there are 4 museums and an attraction.
AttractionAttractionChâteau Sainte-Mariein townAttractionAttractionPont Napoléon2.1 km southwest, in Luz-Saint-SauveurMuseumMuseumMusée municipal de Luz-Saint-Sauveur900 m southwest, in Luz-Saint-SauveurMuseumMuseumLuz et Coutumes800 m southwest, in Luz-Saint-SauveurMuseumMuseumMusée Napoleon III900 m southwest, in Luz-Saint-SauveurMuseumMuseumMusée du moulin2.8 km west, in Sazos
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.
Map
Where to go
To the southwest is where most of the 5 nearby are.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Esterre; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
By kind
The mix
4 museums or galleries and 2 other sights top the count.
Museums & galleries 4 museums0 in town · 4 nearby
Other attractions 2 attractions1 in town · 1 nearby
Dark: in Esterre. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place
The places, one by one
It starts in town with one place and goes on to 5 within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Esterre, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Further afield
Days out
Col du Tourmalet, at 12 km, heads the 12 day trips.
AttractionAttractionCol du Tourmalet12 km east, in Barèges
AttractionSanctuaire de Lourdes25 km north, in LourdesAttractionAttractionCascade de Gavarnie20 km south, in Gavarnie-GèdreAttractionAttractionCol d'Aspin27 km east, in Aspin-AureChâteauChâteauChâteau fort de Lourdes25 km north, in LourdesAttractionAttractionGrottes de Bétharram30 km northwest, in Saint-Pé-de-BigorreAttractionAttractionCol du Soulor24 km northwest, in ArbéostZooZooParc animalier des Pyrénées18 km northwest, in Ayzac-OstChâteauChâteauChâteau de Mauvezin35 km northeast, in MauvezinAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Savin-en-Lavedan14 km northwest, in Saint-SavinChâteauChâteauChâteau de Beaucens12 km northwest, in BeaucensGardenGardenJardin botanique du Tourmalet12 km east, in Sers
AttractionSanctuaire de Lourdes25 km north, in LourdesAttractionAttractionCascade de Gavarnie20 km south, in Gavarnie-GèdreAttractionAttractionCol d'Aspin27 km east, in Aspin-AureChâteauChâteauChâteau fort de Lourdes25 km north, in LourdesAttractionAttractionGrottes de Bétharram30 km northwest, in Saint-Pé-de-BigorreAttractionAttractionCol du Soulor24 km northwest, in ArbéostZooZooParc animalier des Pyrénées18 km northwest, in Ayzac-OstChâteauChâteauChâteau de Mauvezin35 km northeast, in MauvezinAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Savin-en-Lavedan14 km northwest, in Saint-SavinChâteauChâteauChâteau de Beaucens12 km northwest, in BeaucensGardenGardenJardin botanique du Tourmalet12 km east, in SersPlaces within 40 km of Esterre with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Esterre: questions and answers
What is there to see in Esterre?
The one place mapped in Esterre is Château Sainte-Marie. We list 1 place in town. Another 5 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Esterre?
4 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée municipal de Luz-Saint-Sauveur, Luz et Coutumes, Musée Napoleon III and Musée du moulin.
What well-known places are within a day out of Esterre?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Col du Tourmalet (12 km), Sanctuaire de Lourdes (25 km), Cascade de Gavarnie (20 km), Col d'Aspin (27 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 Esterre, 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 (1)
- Sanctuaire de Lourdes: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.