Roscanvel travel guide
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Visit Roscanvel: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Roscanvel is situated in the Finistere department (Brittany region) in the north-west of France at 48 km from Quimper, the department capital. (General information: Roscanvel is 511 km from Paris and 546 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Camaret at 5 km from Roscanvel
Popular places to visit near Roscanvel: these include Camaret at 5 km and Crozon at 9 km.
Baie de Douarnenez is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 9km and Pointe de Penhir is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 9km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Roscanvel, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Roscanvel
See France This Way travel guides for Finistere and Brittany (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Roscanvel.
Note that all distances from Roscanvel shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Roscanvel holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Roscanvel (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 Roscanvel and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Conservatoire botanique du Stangalac'h (10km) : Jardin du château de Lanniron (48km) : Jardin du prieuré de Locmaria (48km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Ile-de-Sein (33km) : Locronan (35km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Brest (10km) : Quimper (48km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Saint-Renan (14km) :
- Grand Site of France: Pointe du Raz (33km) :
Map of places to visit near Roscanvel & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Roscanvel
Canton: Crozon
Arrondissement: Châteaulin
Department: Finistere
Region: Brittany
Postcode: 29570
Distance to Roscanvel
from Quimper: 48 km
from Paris: 511 km
from Calais: 546 km
from Nice: 1045 km
from Bordeaux: 491 km
from Strasbourg: 907 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 Roscanvel): Camaret.
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 Roscanvel from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Roscanvel