La Garnache tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Saint-Jean-de-Monts at 20 km from La Garnache

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Visit La Garnache: highlights and tourist information

La Garnache is situated in the Vendee 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 La Garnache in Pays de la Loire.

Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Jean-de-Monts at 20 km and Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez at 21 km.

La Garnache, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Saint-Jean-de-Monts

Seaside resort at 20 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Saint-Jean-de-Monts guide

Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez

Seaside resort at 21 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez guide

Les Moutiers-en-Retz

Seaside resort at 23 km (direction north-west), in the Loire-Atlantique department

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

See Les Moutiers-en-Retz guide

Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie

at 23 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie guide

Notre-Dame-de-Monts

at 24 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Notre-Dame-de-Monts guide

Bretignolles-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 29 km (direction south)

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

See Bretignolles-sur-Mer guide

Brem-sur-Mer

at 32 km (direction south)

Brem-sur-Mer is a small resort with a long beach to the north of Les...

See Brem-sur-Mer guide

Pornic

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

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

See Pornic guide

Noirmoutier

at 33 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Noirmoutier guide

Jade Coast

at 35 km (direction north-west), in the Loire-Atlantique department

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

See Jade Coast guide

La Roche-sur-Yon

at 40 km (direction east-south-east)

La Roche-sur-Yon has an attractive town centre around the gardens of the Place Napoleon...

See La Roche-sur-Yon guide

Nantes

at 42 km (direction north-east), in the Loire-Atlantique department

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

See Nantes guide

The Jardin Extraordinaire of Nantes

Garden at 42 km (direction north-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

Ile d'Yeu

Island at 43 km (direction west-south-west)

Explore the Ile d'Yeu on foot or by bike to see scenic coastline, beaches...

See Ile d'Yeu guide

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

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Reserve excursions near La Garnache

Map of places to visit near La Garnache

Markets in and near La Garnache

• Challans: market Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (6km)
• Machecoul: market Wednesday (11km)
• Beauvoir-sur-Mer: market Thursday (16km)
• Saint-Jean-de-Monts: market Wednesday & Saturday (21km)
• Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez: market Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Monday & Friday (21km)
• La Barre-de-Monts: market Saturday (22km)
• Saint Gilles Croix de Vie: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (23km)
• Notre-Dame-de-Monts: market Sunday (24km)
• La Bernerie-en-Retz: market Friday & Tuesday - seasonal market only (26km)
• Barbatre: market Wednesday (27km)

More information about La Garnache, Pays de la Loire

Tourist attractions near La Garnache, France

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

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin des plantes (42km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Nantes (38km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Marais de Machecoul (11km)
• Lac de Grand-Lieu (25km)
• Phare de la Pointe des Corbeaux (41km)
• Pointe Sainte-Gildas (41km)
• Petite Amazonie de Nantes (43km)
• Fort de Pierre-Levée (43km)
• Port-Joinville (44km)
• Île Héron (France) (44km)
• Vieux-château de l'Île d'Yeu (46km)
• Phare de l'île d'Yeu (46km)
• Aérodrome de L'Île-d'Yeu (47km)
• Loire Estuaire (49km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Jean-de-Monts (21km)
• Notre-Dame-de-Monts (24km)
• Carquefou (52km)
• Pornichet (57km)
• La Baule (61km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Planète sauvage (parc) (26km)

Geography and distances

La Garnache is in the west of France at 40 kilometres from La Roche-sur-Yon, the department capital (general information: La Garnache is 381 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors arrive by car from a cross-channel ferry port - Saint Malo is convenient at around 3 hours drive. For driving distances to La Garnache from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bois-de-Cene, Challans and Froidfond.

This page in French: Visiter La Garnache