Douarnenez tourism and travel guide
Visit Douarnenez: highlights and tourist information
Travel Guide To Visit AttractionsFrance This Way comment: Tourism based around the beaches and pleasure port have largely overtaken fishing as the principal industry at Douarnenez
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Douarnenez. For detailed visitor information see the Douarnenez travel guide.
Douarnenez is situated in the Finistere department and Brittany region, in the north-west of France at 20 kilometres from Quimper, the department capital (general information: Douarnenez is 499 kilometres from Paris).
Popular places to visit nearby include Pont-Croix at 13 km and Audierne at 18 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Douarnenez, France: places to visit and attractions
Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Douarnenez in Brittany.
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Finistere
Map of places to visit near Douarnenez
Markets in and near Douarnenez
Market days in Douarnenez: weekly market: Wednesday & Monday & Friday;
- Douarnenez: market Wednesday & Monday & Friday (0km)
- Pont-Croix: market Thursday (13km)
- Audierne: market Wednesday & Saturday (18km)
- Quimper: market Wednesday all day & Sunday & Saturday all day (20km)
- Chateaulin: market Thursday all day (21km)
- Crozon: market Monday (21km)
- Combrit: market Wednesday (26km)
- Pont-l'Abbe: market Thursday all day (26km)
- Benodet: market Monday (29km)
- Penmarch: market Friday (31km)
More information about Douarnenez, Brittany
Tourist attractions near Douarnenez, France
Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Douarnenez.
Aquarium
- Océanopolis (34km)
Enclos paroissial churches
- Argol (17km)
- Pleyben (31km)
- Plougastel-Daoulas (32km)
- Brasparts (36km)
- Sizun (40km)
- Lannedern (40km)
- La Martyre (42km)
- La Roche Maurice (43km)
- Locmelar (44km)
- Commana (45km)
- Lampaul-Guimiliau (49km)
- Guimiliau (50km)
- Plouneour-Ménez (52km)
Grand sites of France
- Pointe du Raz (31km)
Heritage sites
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Locronan (9km)
- Ile-de-Sein (31km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Saint-Renan (44km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Armorique (25km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin du prieuré de Locmaria (20km)
- Jardin du château de Lanniron (20km)
- Parc botanique de Cornouaille (26km)
- Conservatoire botanique du Stangalac'h (35km)
- Parc du château de Trévarez (39km)
- Arboretum de Poërop (53km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Menez-Hom (16km)
- Baie de Douarnenez (28km)
- Pointe de Penhir (28km)
- Marais de Mousterlin (35km)
- Mont Saint-Michel de Brasparts (40km)
- Presqu'île de Kermorvan (46km)
- Archipel des Glénan (48km)
Towns of Art and history
- Quimper (20km)
- Concarneau (40km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Brest (35km)
Geography and distances
Distance to Douarnenez
from Quimper (prefecture): 20 km
from Paris: 499 km
from Calais: 547 km
from Nice: 1020 km
from Bordeaux: 462 km
from Strasbourg: 893 km
Getting here
Douarnenez 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 Douarnenez from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Kerlaz, Le Juch and Pouldergat.
This page in French: Visiter Douarnenez
