Saint-Nic travel guide
Visit Saint-Nic: Highlights and Tourist Information
Note: The photo above was taken in Armorique Regional Park at 12 km from Saint-Nic
Location: Saint-Nic is situated in the Finistere department (Brittany region) in the north-west of France at 27 km from Quimper, the department capital. (General information: Saint-Nic is 494 km from Paris and 537 km from the port at Calais).
Popular places to visit near Saint-Nic: these include Armorique Regional Park at 12 km and Douarnenez at 13 km. Menez-Hom is a listed site of natural beauty at 4 km and Argol is a listed enclos-paroissial at 6 km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Photos taken within 10 km
Selected places to visit and attractions near Saint-Nic, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Saint-Nic
See France This Way travel guides for Finistere and Brittany (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Saint-Nic.
Note that all distances from Saint-Nic shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Saint-Nic holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see our hotel search (from a leading hotel agent 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
Markets near Saint-Nic
- Douarnenez: market every Wednesday & Monday & Friday (13km)
- Chateaulin: market every Thursday all day (14km)
- Crozon: market every Monday (17km)
- Pont-Croix: market every Thursday (23km)
- Brest: market every every day (26km)
- Quimper: market every Wednesday all day & Sunday & Saturday all day (27km)
- Audierne: market every Wednesday & Saturday (27km)
- Landerneau: market every Tuesday & Friday (28km)
- Saint-Renan: market every Saturday all day (36km)
- Combrit: market every Wednesday (36km)
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 Saint-Nic and wondering what to do next! Positions of each of these attractions is shown on the Saint-Nic map below.
Aquarium Océanopolis (24km)
Enclos-paroissial Argol (6km); Plougastel-Daoulas (20km); Pleyben (23km); Brasparts (27km); Sizun (27km); La Martyre (29km); La Roche Maurice (30km); Lannedern (31km); Locmelar (32km); Commana (34km); Lampaul-Guimiliau (37km); Guimiliau (38km); Bodilis (39km); Plouneour-Ménez (41km); Saint Thégonnec (43km)
Grand Site Of France Pointe du Raz (38km)
Heritage Site Camaret-sur-Mer tour dorée (Vauban fortifications) (24km)
Most Beautiful Village Locronan (13km); Ile-de-Sein (38km)
Recommended Detour Saint-Renan (36km)
Regional Natural Parc Armorique (12km)
Remarkable Garden Conservatoire botanique du Stangalac'h (26km); Jardin du château de Lanniron (27km); Jardin du prieuré de Locmaria (27km); Parc du château de Trévarez (36km); Parc botanique de Cornouaille (36km); Arboretum de Poërop (44km)
Site Of Natural Beauty Menez-Hom (4km); Baie de Douarnenez (26km); Pointe de Penhir (26km); Marais de Mousterlin (44km)
Town Of Art And History Quimper (27km); Concarneau (46km)
Ville Fleurie 4* Brest (26km); Quimper (27km)
Map of places to visit near Saint-Nic & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Saint-Nic
Canton: Châteaulin
Arrondissement: Châteaulin
Department: Finistere
Region: Brittany
Postcode: 29550
Distance to Saint-Nic
from Quimper (local prefecture): 27 km
from Paris: 494 km
from Calais: 537 km
from Nice: 1022 km
from Bordeaux: 469 km
from Strasbourg: 888 km
* distances are direct not by road!
More information
We have 5 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Saint-Nic): Argol, Ploeven, Plomodiern, Telgruc-sur-Mer and Tregarvan.
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 Saint-Nic from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Saint-Nic