Jardin botanique du Tourmalet and more: what to see in Sers
We list 2 places to visit in Sers and 8 within 5 km of its centre. They include 6 attractions, 3 museums and a garden. Travel 9 km and you reach Col du Tourmalet.
Most famous in Sers
Jardin botanique du Tourmalet aside, the next best known are 4 attractions and a museum.
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.
The lie of the land
To the southwest is where most of the 8 lie.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Sers; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
How the list breaks down
Other sights are the biggest group (6), then museums or galleries (3).
Dark: in Sers. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The complete list
10 places in all: 2 in town and 8 within 5 km of its centre.
The 2 places in Sers first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
A drive away
The pick of the 12 is Col du Tourmalet, 9 km off.
AttractionSanctuaire de Lourdes25 km north, in LourdesAttractionAttractionCascade de Gavarnie22 km south, in Gavarnie-GèdreAttractionAttractionCol d'Aspin24 km east, in Aspin-AureChâteauChâteauChâteau fort de Lourdes24 km north, in LourdesAttractionAttractionGrottes de Bétharram30 km northwest, in Saint-Pé-de-BigorreZooZooParc animalier des Pyrénées18 km northwest, in Ayzac-OstAttractionAttractionCol du Soulor26 km west, in ArbéostChâteauChâteauChâteau de Mauvezin32 km northeast, in MauvezinCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Sède de Tarbes39 km north, in TarbesAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Savin-en-Lavedan15 km northwest, in Saint-SavinChâteauChâteauChâteau de Beaucens12 km northwest, in BeaucensPlaces within 40 km of Sers with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Quick answers on Sers
What is there to see in Sers?
The first on our list in Sers are Jardin botanique du Tourmalet and Station thermale de Barèges. We list 2 places in town. Another 8 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Sers?
3 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée municipal de Luz-Saint-Sauveur, Luz et Coutumes and Musée Napoleon III.
What well-known places are within a day out of Sers?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Col du Tourmalet (9 km), Sanctuaire de Lourdes (25 km), Cascade de Gavarnie (22 km), Col d'Aspin (24 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 Sers, 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.