Quimper travel guide
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Visit Quimper: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Quimper is situated in the Finistere department (Brittany region) in the north-west of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Finistere department. (General information: Quimper is 485 km from Paris and 541 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Quimper
Popular places to visit near Quimper: these include Benodet at 14 km and Locronan at 14 km.
Parc botanique de Cornouaille is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 13km and Locronan is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 14km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Quimper: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 4*;
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Quimper, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Quimper
See France This Way travel guides for Finistere and Brittany (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Quimper.
Note that all distances from Quimper shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Quimper holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Quimper (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 Quimper and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc botanique de Cornouaille (13km) : Parc du château de Trévarez (28km) : Arboretum de Poërop (49km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Locronan (14km) : Ile-de-Sein (48km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Concarneau (20km) :
- Grand Site of France: Pointe du Raz (48km) :
Map of places to visit near Quimper & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Quimper
Canton: Quimper
Arrondissement: Quimper
Department: Finistere
Region: Brittany
Postcode: 29000
Distance to Quimper
from Quimper: 0 km
from Paris: 485 km
from Calais: 541 km
from Nice: 1000 km
from Bordeaux: 443 km
from Strasbourg: 878 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 1 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Quimper): Ergue-Gaberic.
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 Quimper from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Quimper