La Croix-Hellean tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Josselin at 3 km from La Croix-Hellean

Visit La Croix-Hellean: highlights and tourist information

La Croix-Hellean is situated in the Morbihan department and Brittany region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Josselin at 3 km and Chateau de Josselin at 4 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

La Croix-Hellean, 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 La Croix-Hellean in Brittany.

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

Josselin

at 3 km (direction west)

The castle and the river are the centre of...

See Josselin guide

Chateau de Josselin

Castle at 4 km (direction west)

The Chateau de Josselin has a 1000 year history and...

See Chateau de Josselin guide

Paimpont

at 26 km (direction east), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Paimpont is well known for its 'magical forest', part of...

See Paimpont guide

Rochefort-en-Terre

at 31 km (direction south-south-east)

Now listed as one of the 'most beautiful villages...

See Rochefort-en-Terre guide

Chateau de Pontivy

Castle at 37 km (direction west-north-west)

The Chateau de Pontivy has dominated the centre of Pontivy in...

See Chateau de Pontivy guide

Pontivy

at 38 km (direction west-north-west)

Pontivy is particularly interesting because it has a medieval old town...

See Pontivy guide

Vannes

at 39 km (direction south-west)

An unmissable highlight in this region of Brittany, the half-timbered houses in...

See Vannes guide

Sainte-Anne d'Auray

at 44 km (direction west-south-west)

This ensemble of religious monuments in Sainte-Anne-d'Auray was a...

See Sainte-Anne d'Auray guide

Morbihan Gulf

at 46 km (direction south-west)

The Gulf of Morbihan, almost a protected lagoon on the southern...

See Morbihan Gulf guide

Moncontour

at 46 km (direction north-north-west), in the Cotes-d'Armor department

The highlight in Moncontour is exploring the streets of half-timbered houses within...

See Moncontour guide

Redon

at 46 km (direction south-east), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Combining and active port with the cobbled streets of the...

See Redon guide

Ile-d'Arz

Island at 47 km (direction south-west)

The beaches and scenery along the coastal footpath combine to make the...

See Ile-d'Arz guide

Ile aux Moines

Island at 47 km (direction south-west)

In the Morbihan Gulf, the Ile-aux-Moines is also very...

See Ile aux Moines guide

Saint-Goustan

at 48 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Saint-Goustan guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Morbihan

Map of places to visit near La Croix-Hellean

Markets in and near La Croix-Hellean

• Josselin: market Saturday (3km)
• Ploermel: market Friday (8km)
• Malestroit: market Thursday (19km)
• Mauron: market Friday (21km)
• Elven: market Friday (26km)
• Locmine: market Thursday (26km)
• Plelan-le-Grand: market Sunday (30km)
• Loudeac: market Saturday (31km)
• Questembert: market Monday (33km)
• Saint-Meen-le-Grand: market Saturday (35km)

More information about La Croix-Hellean, Brittany

Tourist attractions near La Croix-Hellean, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium de Vannes (41km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Carnac (60km)

National Monuments

• Megaliths of Locmariaquer (54km)
• Megalithic site of Carnac (60km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du Botrain (45km)
• Jardins de Kerambar’h (49km)
• Parc du château de Caradeuc (56km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forêt de Paimpont (25km)
• Forges de Paimpont (27km)
• Source - Rivière de Noyalo (28km)
• Source - Rance (38km)
• Source - Marle (38km)
• Île-aux-Pies (39km)
• Pont de Kérino (40km)
• Pont du Vincin (41km)
• Moulin à marée de Campen (41km)
• Réserve naturelle nationale des marais de Séné (41km)
• Vincin (41km)
• Embouchure - Vincin (Rivière de Conleau) (42km)
• Presqu'île de Conleau (42km)
• Embouchure - Marle (42km)
• Maison rose (Séné) (43km)
• Anse de Mancel (43km)
• Source - Vincin (Rivière de Conleau) (43km)
• Presqu'île de la Villeneuve (44km)
• Passage Saint-Armel (44km)
• Embouchure - Rivière de Noyalo (44km)
• Golfe du Morbihan (46km)
• Marais de Vilaine (49km)
• Lac de Guerlédan (49km)
• Étang de Toulvern (51km)
• Saint-Philibert (Morbihan) (55km)

Towns of Art and history

• Vannes (39km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Josselin (3km)
• Elven (26km)
• Bedee (48km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• La Vraie-Croix (30km)
• Rochefort-en-Terre (31km)
• La Gacilly (35km)
• Saint-Gilles-Vieux-Marche (47km)
• Saint-Juvat (56km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique du château de Branféré (41km)

Geography and distances

La Croix-Hellean is in the north-west of France at 39 kilometres from Vannes, the department capital (general information: La Croix-Hellean is 372 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 La Croix-Hellean from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Guegon, Guillac, Hellean, Josselin, La Gree-Saint-Laurent, Lanouee, Saint-Servant and Taupont.

This page in French: Visiter La Croix-Hellean