Fresnay-en-Retz tourism and travel guide

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Visit Fresnay-en-Retz: highlights and tourist information

Fresnay-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 Fresnay-en-Retz in Pays de la Loire.

Popular places to visit nearby include Les Moutiers-en-Retz at 10 km and Pornic at 20 km.

Fresnay-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 10 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Pornic

at 20 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Jade Coast

at 24 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Noirmoutier

at 27 km (direction west), in the Vendee department

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

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Notre-Dame-de-Monts

at 29 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 29 km (direction 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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The Jardin Extraordinaire of Nantes

Garden at 33 km (direction east-north-east), in the Loire Atlantique department

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

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Nantes

at 33 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Saint-Brevin-les-Pins

Seaside resort at 33 km (direction north-west)

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

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Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez

Seaside resort at 34 km (direction south-south-west), in the Vendee department

Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez is the beach resort next to Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie...

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Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie

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

The port town of Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie is an attractive and traditional town, very lively in...

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Bretignolles-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 44 km (direction south), in the Vendee department

Bretignolles-sur-Mer is one of the smallest Vendee resorts - still has a big beach...

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Pornichet

Seaside resort at 45 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 46 km (direction east)

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

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Reserve excursions near Fresnay-en-Retz

Map of places to visit near Fresnay-en-Retz

Markets in and near Fresnay-en-Retz

• Machecoul: market Wednesday (6km)
• La Bernerie-en-Retz: market Friday & Tuesday - seasonal market only (14km)
• Beauvoir-sur-Mer: market Thursday (17km)
• Pornic: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (19km)
• Bouaye: market Thursday (20km)
• Challans: market Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (20km)
• Le Pellerin: market Saturday (22km)
• La Montagne: market Wednesday (23km)
• Coueron: market Thursday (24km)
• La Barre-de-Monts: market Saturday (24km)

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

Tourist attractions near Fresnay-en-Retz, France

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

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Guerande (54km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Briere (51km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin des plantes (33km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Nantes (28km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Marais de Machecoul (5km)
• Lac de Grand-Lieu (17km)
• Pointe Sainte-Gildas (30km)
• Petite Amazonie de Nantes (34km)
• Loire Estuaire (35km)
• Île Héron (France) (36km)
• Phare de la Pointe des Corbeaux (48km)
• Fort de Pierre-Levée (49km)
• Port-Joinville (49km)
• Phare de l'île d'Yeu (51km)
• Aérodrome de L'Île-d'Yeu (52km)
• Vieux-château de l'Île d'Yeu (52km)
• Marais Salants de Guérande (57km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Notre-Dame-de-Monts (29km)
• Saint-Jean-de-Monts (29km)
• Carquefou (42km)
• Pornichet (44km)
• La Baule (49km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Planète sauvage (parc) (14km)

Geography and distances

Fresnay-en-Retz is in the north-west of France at 33 kilometres from Nantes, the department capital (general information: Fresnay-en-Retz is 375 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 Fresnay-en-Retz from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 2 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bourgneuf-en-Retz and Machecoul.

This page in French: Visiter Fresnay-en-Retz