mountain pass
Col d'Aubisque
A dramatic Pyrenean pass with a narrow, exposed corniche road section linking it to the Col du Soulor, offering vertiginous drops and mountain grandeur.
33 km · about 40 min drive
New Aquitaine, France · Europe
Arette sits on the route: 25 minutes from Oloron-Sainte-Marie, 33km from Selva de Irati.
Arette is a town located in New Aquitaine, France. With a population of 1,185, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Arette sits in France, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Paris time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Arette to your route.
Arette (French pronunciation: [aʁɛt]; Occitan: Areta) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France. It is located in the arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie and the canton of Oloron-Sainte-Marie-1.
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Arette is located in New Aquitaine, France, Europe. The coordinates are 43.0953 latitude, -0.7171 longitude.
Arette has a population of approximately 1,185 people, making it a town in France.
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mountain pass
A dramatic Pyrenean pass with a narrow, exposed corniche road section linking it to the Col du Soulor, offering vertiginous drops and mountain grandeur.
33 km · about 40 min drive
national park
One of Europe's largest beech-fir forests, ablaze with colour in autumn around the Irabia reservoir deep in the Pyrenees.
33 km · about 40 min drive
racetrack
Historic street circuit threading the parks and hairpins of Pau since 1933, the oldest city Grand Prix still run in France; hosts modern single-seater and classic racing each spring.
36 km · about 40 min drive
mountain pass
A 1,632 m Pyrenean border pass used since Roman times and by Camino de Santiago pilgrims, descending past the monumental Canfranc railway station on the Spanish side.
37 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Stone-and-slate Pyrenean village at the meeting of the Zatoya and Anduña rivers, crossed by a medieval cobbled bridge and lined with coats-of-arms on whitewashed houses. The classic base for the Irati Forest via the NA-2012.
37 km · about 45 min drive
mountain pass
The Roncevaux Pass of legend, where Roland fell in 778: a 1,057 m Pyrenean crossing above Roncesvalles on the classic Camino Francés route into Spain.
50 km · about 60 min drive
April to October
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