Baud tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Sainte-Anne d'Auray at 20 km from Baud
Visit Baud: highlights and tourist information
Baud is situated in the Morbihan department and Brittany region.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Baud in Brittany.
Popular places to visit nearby include Sainte-Anne d'Auray at 20 km and Pontivy at 22 km.
Baud, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Sainte-Anne d'Auray
at 20 km (direction south-south-east)This ensemble of religious monuments in Sainte-Anne-d'Auray was a most unexpected discovery in southern...
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Pontivy
at 22 km (direction south-south-east)Pontivy is particularly interesting because it has a medieval old town and also a...
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Chateau de Pontivy
Castle at 22 km (direction north-north-east)The Chateau de Pontivy has dominated the centre of Pontivy in Morbihan since 1485...
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Auray
at 23 km (direction south)Auray is a an attractive town with lovely views across the port of Saint-Goustan...
See Auray guide
Saint-Goustan
at 24 km (direction south-south-east)The picturesque harbour area of Saint-Goustan is a lovely place for a promenade after...
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Port-Louis
at 31 km (direction west-south-west)Port Louis is a pleasant town with a citadel and a large sandy beach....
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Vannes
at 31 km (direction south-east)An unmissable highlight in this region of Brittany, the half-timbered houses in the centre...
See Vannes guide
La Trinite sur Mer
at 32 km (direction south)The quiet harbour town of La Trinité-sur-Mer is where you can discover a traditional...
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Carnac
at 32 km (direction south-south-west)Carnac is famius worldwide because of the extensive number of prehistoric standing stones and...
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Ile aux Moines
Island at 34 km (direction south-south-east)In the Morbihan Gulf, the Ile-aux-Moines is also very easy to reach - very...
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Carnac Plage
Seaside resort at 34 km (direction south-south-west)Sooner or later you might fatigue of the thousands of prehistoric monuments in Carnac...now...
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Locmariaquer
at 34 km (direction south-south-east)The quiet small town of Locmariquer is best known for the famous oysters produced...
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Lorient
at 34 km (direction west-south-west)Due to the fishing industry and war time damage Lorient is not a typical...
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Morbihan Gulf
at 35 km (direction south-east)The Gulf of Morbihan, almost a protected lagoon on the southern coast of Brittany...
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Markets in and near Baud
Market days in Baud: weekly market: Saturday;
- Baud: market Saturday (0km)
- Locmine: market Thursday (14km)
- Hennebont: market Thursday (21km)
- Pontivy: market Monday all day (22km)
- Auray: market Monday (23km)
- Lanester: market Tuesday (27km)
- Etel: market Tuesday (28km)
- Erdeven: market Thursday (28km)
- Riantec: market Wednesday (28km)
- Locmiquelic: market Friday (28km)
More information about Baud, Brittany
Tourist attractions near Baud, France
What to do at Baud? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Baud.
Aquarium
- Aquarium de Vannes (33km)
Grand sites of France
- Massif Dunaire de Gavres-Quiberon (32km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Carnac (32km)
National Monuments
- Megalithic site of Carnac (32km)
- Megaliths of Locmariaquer (34km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins de Kerambar’h (15km)
- Parc Victor Chevassu (29km)
- Jardin du Botrain (36km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Source - Vincin (Rivière de Conleau) (26km)
- Pont du Vincin (30km)
- Moulin à marée de Campen (31km)
- Vincin (31km)
- Source - Marle (31km)
- Saint-Philibert (Morbihan) (32km)
- Étang de Toulvern (32km)
- Embouchure - Vincin (Rivière de Conleau) (32km)
- Pont de Kérino (32km)
- Presqu'île de Conleau (33km)
- Embouchure - Marle (33km)
- Maison rose (Séné) (33km)
- Golfe du Morbihan (35km)
- Lac de Guerlédan (37km)
- Réserve naturelle nationale des marais de Séné (37km)
- Phare de Port-Navalo (37km)
- Anse de Mancel (38km)
- Presqu'île de la Villeneuve (38km)
- Source - Rivière de Noyalo (38km)
- Embouchure - Rivière de Noyalo (39km)
- Passage Saint-Armel (39km)
- Presqu'île de Quiberon (42km)
- Presqu'île de Rhuys (44km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Elven (36km)
- Josselin (36km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- La Vraie-Croix (41km)
- Saint-Gilles-Vieux-Marche (41km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Zoo de Pont-Scorff (30km)
Geography and distances
Baud is in the north-west of France at 31 kilometres from Vannes, the department capital (general information: Baud is 411 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Baud
from Vannes (prefecture): 31 km
from Paris: 411 km
from Calais: 491 km
from Nice: 922 km
from Bordeaux: 386 km
from Strasbourg: 801 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 Baud from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Camors, Guenin, La Chapelle-Neuve and Saint-Barthelemy.
This page in French: Visiter Baud