Out from Salles: Parc animalier des Pyrénées and more
5 of the 9 places to visit in and around Salles are châteaux or heritage sites. Salles itself has none of them. Make a day of it at Sanctuaire de Lourdes, 9.3 km away.
Just outside Salles, the best known
Close behind Parc animalier des Pyrénées are 3 châteaux, a museum and a water park.
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.
How they lie
At the edge of the map sits Centre Aquatique Lau-Folie's, 4.8 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Salles; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Sorted by kind
Most are châteaux or heritage sites, 5 in all, ahead of zoos, parks or other days out (2).
Dark: in Salles. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All of them, one by one
Everything here is within 5 km of its centre, 9 places in all.
Nothing is mapped in Salles itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Further out, the best known
Sanctuaire de Lourdes (9.3 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
AttractionSanctuaire de Lourdes9.3 km northeast, in LourdesAttractionAttractionCol du Tourmalet26 km southeast, in BarègesAttractionAttractionGrottes de Bétharram9.7 km northwest, in Saint-Pé-de-BigorreChâteauChâteauChâteau fort de Lourdes9.7 km northeast, in Lourdes
ChâteauChâteau de Pau36 km northwest, in PauAttractionAttractionCascade de Gavarnie39 km south, in Gavarnie-GèdreAttractionAttractionCol du Soulor13 km southwest, in ArbéostAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Savin-en-Lavedan5.9 km southeast, in Saint-SavinAttractionAttractionCol d'Aspin38 km east, in Aspin-AureCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Sède de Tarbes28 km northeast, in TarbesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Beaucens8.2 km southeast, in BeaucensChâteauChâteauFort du Portalet39 km southwest, in EtsautPlaces within 40 km of Salles with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Before a day out in Salles
Are there attractions near Salles?
Nothing is mapped in Salles itself, but within 5 km there are Parc animalier des Pyrénées, Château fort d'Agos Vidalos, Château fort d'Arras and Château d'Ourout.
Are there museums in or near Salles?
One, in town or within 5 km: Abbadiale - Maison des arts.
What well-known places are within a day out of Salles?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Sanctuaire de Lourdes (9.3 km), Col du Tourmalet (26 km), Grottes de Bétharram (9.7 km), Château fort de Lourdes (9.7 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 Salles, 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.