Château Sainte-Marie
Ruined castle in Esterre in the Hautes-Pyrénées département of France.
Attractions in Sassis
Photo: Sanctuaire de Lourdes, Père Igor (CC BY-SA 3.0)What to see from Sassis: Château Sainte-Marie first
Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 4 of 6. None of them is inside Sassis itself. The big name further out is Col du Tourmalet, 14 km from the centre.
In Sassis
0
inside the commune
Within 5 km
6
in the communes around
Museums & galleries
4
in town and nearby
Best known
Around Sassis: where to begin
Alongside Château Sainte-Marie you find 4 museums and an attraction.
AttractionAttractionChâteau Sainte-Marie1.4 km east, in EsterreAttractionAttractionPont Napoléon2.3 km southeast, in Luz-Saint-SauveurMuseumMuseumMusée municipal de Luz-Saint-Sauveur1.2 km southeast, in Luz-Saint-SauveurMuseumMuseumLuz et Coutumes1.2 km southeast, in Luz-Saint-SauveurMuseumMuseumMusée Napoleon III1.2 km southeast, in Luz-Saint-SauveurMuseumMuseumMusée du moulin1.1 km northwest, 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 each one is
Out of town, most of the 6 are to the southeast.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Sassis; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
By kind
The kinds on offer
There are more museums or galleries (4) than anything else, then other sights (2).
Museums & galleries 4 museums0 in town · 4 nearby
Other attractions 2 attractions0 in town · 2 nearby
Dark: in Sassis. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place
The full list
Its 6 places all lie within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Sassis itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Further afield
Well-known places further afield
Col du Tourmalet, at 14 km, heads the 12.
AttractionAttractionCol du Tourmalet14 km east, in Barèges
AttractionSanctuaire de Lourdes25 km north, in LourdesAttractionAttractionCascade de Gavarnie20 km south, in Gavarnie-GèdreAttractionAttractionCol d'Aspin29 km east, in Aspin-AureChâteauChâteauChâteau fort de Lourdes25 km north, in LourdesAttractionAttractionGrottes de Bétharram29 km northwest, in Saint-Pé-de-BigorreAttractionAttractionCol du Soulor22 km northwest, in ArbéostZooZooParc animalier des Pyrénées17 km northwest, in Ayzac-OstAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Savin-en-Lavedan13 km northwest, in Saint-SavinChâteauChâteauChâteau de Beaucens11 km north, in BeaucensChâteauChâteauChâteau de Mauvezin36 km northeast, in MauvezinGardenGardenJardin botanique du Tourmalet14 km east, in Sers
AttractionSanctuaire de Lourdes25 km north, in LourdesAttractionAttractionCascade de Gavarnie20 km south, in Gavarnie-GèdreAttractionAttractionCol d'Aspin29 km east, in Aspin-AureChâteauChâteauChâteau fort de Lourdes25 km north, in LourdesAttractionAttractionGrottes de Bétharram29 km northwest, in Saint-Pé-de-BigorreAttractionAttractionCol du Soulor22 km northwest, in ArbéostZooZooParc animalier des Pyrénées17 km northwest, in Ayzac-OstAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Savin-en-Lavedan13 km northwest, in Saint-SavinChâteauChâteauChâteau de Beaucens11 km north, in BeaucensChâteauChâteauChâteau de Mauvezin36 km northeast, in MauvezinGardenGardenJardin botanique du Tourmalet14 km east, in SersPlaces within 40 km of Sassis with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Planning a visit to Sassis
Are there attractions near Sassis?
Nothing is mapped in Sassis itself, but within 5 km there are Château Sainte-Marie, Pont Napoléon, Musée municipal de Luz-Saint-Sauveur and Luz et Coutumes.
Are there museums in or near Sassis?
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 Sassis?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Col du Tourmalet (14 km), Sanctuaire de Lourdes (25 km), Cascade de Gavarnie (20 km), Col d'Aspin (29 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 Sassis, 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.