Fresnay-en-Retz travel guide
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Visit Fresnay-en-Retz: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Fresnay-en-Retz is situated in the Loire-Atlantique department (Pays-de-la-Loire region) in the north-west of France at 28 km from Nantes, the department capital. (General information: Fresnay-en-Retz is 375 km from Paris and 514 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Pornic at 20 km from Fresnay-en-Retz
Popular places to visit near Fresnay-en-Retz: these include Pornic at 20 km and Jade Coast at 24 km.
Marais de Machecoul is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 5km and Lac de Grand-Lieu is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 17km. 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 Fresnay-en-Retz, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Fresnay-en-Retz
See France This Way travel guides for Loire-Atlantique and Pays-de-la-Loire (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Fresnay-en-Retz.
Note that all distances from Fresnay-en-Retz shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Fresnay-en-Retz holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Fresnay-en-Retz (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 France and Loire-Atlantique 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 Fresnay-en-Retz and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin des plantes (33km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Nantes (28km) : Notre-Dame-de-Monts (29km) : Saint-Jean-de-Monts (29km) : Carquefou (42km) : Pornichet (44km) : La Baule (49km) :
Map of places to visit near Fresnay-en-Retz & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Fresnay-en-Retz
Canton: Bourgneuf-en-Retz
Arrondissement: Saint-Nazaire
Department: Loire-Atlantique
Region: Pays-de-la-Loire
Postcode: 44580
Distance to Fresnay-en-Retz
from Nantes: 28 km
from Paris: 375 km
from Calais: 514 km
from Nice: 804 km
from Bordeaux: 263 km
from Strasbourg: 739 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 2 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Fresnay-en-Retz): Bourgneuf-en-Retz and Machecoul.
Getting here
Loire-Atlantique is in the north-west of France. Most visitors arrive by car via one of the ferry ports such as Saint-Malo or Cherbourg. Allow around 3 hours for the trip in France. For driving distances to Fresnay-en-Retz from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Fresnay-en-Retz