Auray tourism and travel guide

Visit Auray: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: Auray is a an attractive town with lovely views across the port of Saint-Goustan

Auray is situated in the Morbihan department and Brittany region.

Important note

This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Auray. For detailed visitor information see the Auray travel guide.

Attractions in Auray

The picturesque harbour area of Saint-Goustan is a lovely place for a promenade after exploring the town of Auray: Saint-Goustan

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Auray in Brittany.

Popular places to visit nearby include Sainte-Anne d'Auray at 5 km and La Trinite sur Mer at 10 km.

Auray, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Saint-Goustan

less than one km (direction east-south-east)

The picturesque harbour area of Saint-Goustan is a lovely place for a promenade after...

See Saint-Goustan guide

Sainte-Anne d'Auray

at 5 km (direction north-east)

This ensemble of religious monuments in Sainte-Anne-d'Auray was a most unexpected discovery in southern...

See Sainte-Anne d'Auray guide

La Trinite sur Mer

at 10 km (direction south-south-west)

The quiet harbour town of La Trinité-sur-Mer is where you can discover a traditional...

See La Trinite sur Mer guide

Locmariaquer

at 11 km (direction south-south-east)

The quiet small town of Locmariquer is best known for the famous oysters produced...

See Locmariaquer guide

Carnac

at 11 km (direction south-west)

Carnac is famius worldwide because of the extensive number of prehistoric standing stones and...

See Carnac guide

Carnac Plage

Seaside resort at 13 km (direction south-west)

Sooner or later you might fatigue of the thousands of prehistoric monuments in Carnac...now...

See Carnac Plage guide

Ile aux Moines

Island at 13 km (direction east-south-east)

In the Morbihan Gulf, the Ile-aux-Moines is also very easy to reach - very...

See Ile aux Moines guide

Port Navalo

at 14 km (direction south-south-east)

Port Navalo is a small traditional and unspoiled port near Arzon...

See Port Navalo guide

Arzon

at 15 km (direction south-east)

Arzon is a tiny village with basic facilities near the coast...

See Arzon guide

Port de Crouesty

at 16 km (direction south-south-east)

Port Crouesty is a new port development near Arzon, with a picturesque wak around...

See Port de Crouesty guide

Morbihan Gulf

at 16 km (direction east-south-east)

The Gulf of Morbihan, almost a protected lagoon on the southern coast of Brittany...

See Morbihan Gulf guide

Ile-d'Arz

Island at 16 km (direction east-south-east)

The beaches and scenery along the coastal footpath combine to make the Ile d'Arz,...

See Ile-d'Arz guide

Vannes

at 17 km (direction east)

An unmissable highlight in this region of Brittany, the half-timbered houses in the centre...

See Vannes guide

Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys

at 22 km (direction south-east)

The quiet village of Saint-Guildas is visited for the Abbey Church and the natural...

See Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Morbihan

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Markets in and near Auray

Market days in Auray: weekly market: Monday;

Auray: market Monday (0km)
La Trinite-sur-Mer: market Tuesday & Friday (10km)
Larmor-Baden: market Sunday (11km)
Locmariaquer: market Tuesday & Saturday (11km)
Carnac: market Wednesday & Sunday (12km)
Plouharnel: market Friday (13km)
Arradon: market Friday (13km)
Erdeven: market Thursday (13km)
Arzon: market Friday - seasonal market only (15km)
Arzon: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (15km)

More information about Auray, Brittany

Detailed Auray tourist guide

Brittany region travel guide

Driving distances & route maps

Morbihan travel guide

Morbihan places and attractions

Tourist attractions near Auray, France

What to do at Auray? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Auray.

Aquarium

Aquarium de Vannes (17km)

Grand sites of France

Massif Dunaire de Gavres-Quiberon (28km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

Carnac (11km)

National Monuments

Megaliths of Locmariaquer (11km)
Megalithic site of Carnac (11km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Guerande (56km)

Remarkable gardens

Jardins de Kerambar’h (11km)
Parc Victor Chevassu (30km)

Towns of Art and history

Vannes (17km)
Lorient (36km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

Elven (30km)
Josselin (46km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

La Vraie-Croix (33km)
La Baule (61km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

Zoo de Pont-Scorff (35km)
Parc zoologique du château de Branféré (45km)

Geography and distances

Auray is in the north-west of France at 17 kilometres from Vannes, the department capital (general information: Auray is 416 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Auray

Canton: Auray

Arrondissement: Lorient

Department: Morbihan

Region: Brittany

Postcode: 56400

Distance to Auray

from Vannes (prefecture): 17 km

from Paris: 416 km

from Calais: 506 km

from Nice: 909 km

from Bordeaux: 365 km

from Strasbourg: 802 km

Getting here

Most visitors While most UK visitors will arrive by car from the ferry port at Saint Malo a drive of 2-3 hours is still common. For driving distances to Auray from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Baden, Bono, Brech, Crach, Plougoumelen, Pluneret and Sainte-Anne-d'Auray.

This page in French: Visiter Auray