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Visit Ile de Groix: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: With a popular beach, lovely traditional cottages and scenic villages the Ile-de-Groix is one of our favourite Brittany islands

Ile de Groix 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 Ile de Groix in Brittany.

Popular places to visit nearby include Lorient at 15 km and Clohars-Carnoet at 20 km.

Ile de Groix, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Port-Louis

at 12 km (direction north-east)

Port Louis is a pleasant town with a citadel and a large sandy beach....

See Port-Louis guide

Lorient

at 15 km (direction north-east)

Due to the fishing industry and war time damage Lorient is not a typical...

See Lorient guide

Clohars-Carnoet

at 20 km (direction north-north-west), in the Finistere department

Clohars Carnoet is home to the pretty port of Doelan and the port of...

See Clohars-Carnoet guide

Quimperle

at 27 km (direction north-north-west), in the Finistere department

The extremely pretty centre of Quimperlé make it one of the loveliest small towns...

See Quimperle guide

Port-Manech

at 28 km (direction west-north-west), in the Finistere department

Port Manec'h is an attractive seaside village which became popular in the Belle Epoque....

See Port-Manech guide

Carnac

at 30 km (direction east)

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

See Carnac guide

Carnac Plage

Seaside resort at 30 km (direction east)

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

See Carnac Plage guide

Quiberon

at 31 km (direction east-south-east)

Apart from the town itself, the main attraction here is the scenery and beaches...

See Quiberon guide

Kerascoet

at 32 km (direction west-north-west), in the Finistere department

Kerascoet is a beautiful hamlet of thatched cottages near to the sea and the...

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Pont-Aven

at 32 km (direction north-west), in the Finistere department

The watermills and harbour area give Pont-Aven its own special appeal...

See Pont-Aven guide

La Trinite sur Mer

at 33 km (direction east)

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

See La Trinite sur Mer guide

Auray

at 37 km (direction east)

Auray is a an attractive town with lovely views across the port of Saint-Goustan...

See Auray guide

Saint-Goustan

at 37 km (direction east)

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

See Saint-Goustan guide

Belle Ile

Island at 39 km (direction south-east)

Belle-Ile is the largest of the Brittany islands and has lovely coastline and pretty...

See Belle Ile guide

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Map of places to visit near Ile de Groix

Markets in and near Ile de Groix

• Larmor-Plage: market Sunday (11km)
• Ploemeur: market Sunday (12km)
• Port-Louis: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (13km)
• Port-Louis: market Saturday (13km)
• Locmiquelic: market Friday (15km)
• Riantec: market Wednesday (15km)
• Lorient: market Wednesday & Saturday & Friday (15km)
• Lanester: market Tuesday (18km)
• Guidel: market Wednesday & Sunday (18km)
• Etel: market Tuesday (20km)

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Tourist attractions near Ile de Groix, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Massif Dunaire de Gavres-Quiberon (11km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Carnac (30km)

National Monuments

• Megalithic site of Carnac (30km)
• Megaliths of Locmariaquer (40km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc Victor Chevassu (16km)
• Jardins de Kerambar’h (32km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Presqu'île de Quiberon (29km)
• Saint-Philibert (Morbihan) (36km)
• Archipel des Glénan (41km)
• Étang de Toulvern (41km)
• Phare de Port-Navalo (42km)
• Source - Vincin (Rivière de Conleau) (45km)
• Marais de Mousterlin (48km)

Towns of Art and history

• Lorient (15km)
• Concarneau (42km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Zoo de Pont-Scorff (21km)

Geography and distances

Ile de Groix is in the north-west of France at 53 kilometres from Vannes, the department capital (general information: Ile de Groix is 452 kilometres from Paris).

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 Ile de Groix from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have found no other towns and villages within

This page in French: Visiter Ile de Groix