Cheix-en-Retz tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Les Moutiers-en-Retz at 19 km from Cheix-en-Retz

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Visit Cheix-en-Retz: highlights and tourist information

Cheix-en-Retz is situated in the Loire-Atlantique department and Pays de la Loire region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Cheix-en-Retz in Pays de la Loire.

Popular places to visit nearby include Les Moutiers-en-Retz at 19 km and The Jardin Extraordinaire of Nantes at 20 km.

Cheix-en-Retz, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Les Moutiers-en-Retz

Seaside resort at 19 km (direction west-south-west)

The small town of Les Moutiers-en-Retz is best known for the nearby beach which...

See Les Moutiers-en-Retz guide

The Jardin Extraordinaire of Nantes

Garden at 20 km (direction east), in the Loire Atlantique department

The Jardin Extraordinaire de Nantes has been created in an old quarry and features...

See The Jardin Extraordinaire of Nantes guide

Nantes

at 20 km (direction east)

One of the largest towns in France, Nantes has many monuments, museums and places...

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Pornic

at 23 km (direction west-south-west)

Pornic is one of the liveliest and most vibrant harbour towns along the Jade...

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Jade Coast

at 27 km (direction west)

Pornic, a traditional port town with an attrcative harbour, is well placed to explore...

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Saint-Brevin-les-Pins

Seaside resort at 27 km (direction west-north-west)

The beach at Saint-Brevin-les-Pins is the main attraction and we also enjoyed exploring the...

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Noirmoutier

at 37 km (direction west-south-west), in the Vendee department

On Noirmoutier island you can find lots of sandy beaches and a traditional port...

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Pornichet

Seaside resort at 41 km (direction west-north-west)

The emphasis in Pornichet, immediately south of La Baule, is most certainly based around...

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Clisson

at 42 km (direction east)

Clisson has a medieval castle, and an interesting architectural style having ben largely re-built...

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Briere Regional Natural Parc

Natural Parc at 44 km (direction west-north-west)

Away from the beaches, Briere Regional Natural Parc is the second largest marsh area...

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La Baule

Seaside resort at 45 km (direction west-north-west)

La Baule-Escoblac is a very pleasant and popular resort with a long sandy beach...

See La Baule guide

Notre-Dame-de-Monts

at 46 km (direction south-west), in the Vendee department

The resort of Notre-Dame-de-Monts is one of the quiter resorts of the Vendee coast...

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Saint-Jean-de-Monts

Seaside resort at 47 km (direction south-south-west), in the Vendee department

At Saint-Jean-de-Monts you will enjoy the extensive sandy beaches and one of the livelier...

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Le Pouliguen

Seaside resort at 48 km (direction west)

If you visit the beach resort of Le Pouligueun be sure to follow the...

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Reserve excursions near Cheix-en-Retz

Map of places to visit near Cheix-en-Retz

Markets in and near Cheix-en-Retz

• Le Pellerin: market Saturday (5km)
• Coueron: market Thursday (7km)
• La Montagne: market Wednesday (10km)
• Bouaye: market Thursday (11km)
• Indre: market Sunday (11km)
• Nantes: market Sunday (16km)
• Reze: market Tuesday & Friday (19km)
• La Bernerie-en-Retz: market Friday & Tuesday - seasonal market only (20km)
• Machecoul: market Wednesday (21km)
• Pornic: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (23km)

More information about Cheix-en-Retz, Pays de la Loire

Tourist attractions near Cheix-en-Retz, France

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

Regional Natural Parcs

• Briere (42km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin des plantes (21km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Nantes (16km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Lac de Grand-Lieu (14km)
• Marais de Machecoul (21km)
• Petite Amazonie de Nantes (22km)
• Île Héron (France) (25km)
• Loire Estuaire (26km)
• Pointe Sainte-Gildas (33km)
• Marais Salants de Guérande (50km)
• Marais de Vilaine (51km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Carquefou (28km)
• Pornichet (41km)
• La Baule (45km)
• Notre-Dame-de-Monts (46km)
• Saint-Jean-de-Monts (47km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Planète sauvage (parc) (8km)

Geography and distances

Cheix-en-Retz is in the north-west of France at 20 kilometres from Nantes, the department capital (general information: Cheix-en-Retz is 361 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors arrive by car via one of the ferry ports such as Saint-Malo or Cherbourg. Allow around 3 hours for the trip in France. For driving distances to Cheix-en-Retz from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Le Pellerin, Port-Saint-Pere, Rouans and Vue.

This page in French: Visiter Cheix-en-Retz