Carhaix-Plouguer travel guide
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Visit Carhaix-Plouguer: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Carhaix-Plouguer is situated in the Finistere department (Brittany region) in the north-west of France at 50 km from Quimper, the department capital. (General information: Carhaix-Plouguer is 441 km from Paris and 491 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Guerlesquin at 27 km from Carhaix-Plouguer
Popular places to visit near Carhaix-Plouguer: these include Guerlesquin at 27 km and Forges des Salles at 34 km.
Arboretum de Poërop is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 16km and Parc du château de Trévarez is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 22km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Carhaix-Plouguer, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Carhaix-Plouguer
See France This Way travel guides for Finistere and Brittany (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Carhaix-Plouguer.
Note that all distances from Carhaix-Plouguer shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Carhaix-Plouguer holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Carhaix-Plouguer (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in Brittany and Finistere gites and villas
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Carhaix-Plouguer and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Arboretum de Poërop (16km) : Parc du château de Trévarez (22km) : Jardin du Grand Launay (28km) : Jardin du Botrain (45km) :
- National Monuments: Cairn de Barnenez (44km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Saint-Gilles-Vieux-Marche (45km) :
Map of places to visit near Carhaix-Plouguer & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Carhaix-Plouguer
Canton: Carhaix-Plouguer
Arrondissement: Châteaulin
Department: Finistere
Region: Brittany
Postcode: 29270
Distance to Carhaix-Plouguer
from Quimper: 50 km
from Paris: 441 km
from Calais: 491 km
from Nice: 979 km
from Bordeaux: 446 km
from Strasbourg: 835 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 5 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Carhaix-Plouguer): Kergloff, Le Moustoir, Plevin, Plounevezel and Treffrin.
Getting here
Finistere is in the north-west of France. Most visitors Most UK visitors arrive by car from one of the many cross-channel ports along the Brittany and Normandy coast. These are typically within 2 hours drive. For driving distances to Carhaix-Plouguer from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Carhaix-Plouguer