La Marne tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Les Moutiers-en-Retz at 21 km from La Marne

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La Marne Excursions & Activities

Visit La Marne: highlights and tourist information

La Marne 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 La Marne in Pays de la Loire.

Popular places to visit nearby include Les Moutiers-en-Retz at 21 km and Nantes at 29 km.

La Marne, 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 21 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Les Moutiers-en-Retz guide

Nantes

at 29 km (direction north-east)

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

See Nantes guide

The Jardin Extraordinaire of Nantes

Garden at 29 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

Pornic

at 30 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Pornic guide

Saint-Jean-de-Monts

Seaside resort at 33 km (direction west-south-west), in the Vendee department

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 34 km (direction 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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Jade Coast

at 34 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Notre-Dame-de-Monts

at 35 km (direction west-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-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie

at 36 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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Clisson

at 36 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Clisson guide

Noirmoutier

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

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

See Noirmoutier guide

Bretignolles-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 42 km (direction south-south-west), in the Vendee department

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

See Bretignolles-sur-Mer guide

Saint-Brevin-les-Pins

Seaside resort at 43 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Saint-Brevin-les-Pins guide

La Roche-sur-Yon

at 44 km (direction south-east), in the Vendee department

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

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Reserve excursions near La Marne

Map of places to visit near La Marne

Markets in and near La Marne

• Machecoul: market Wednesday (6km)
• Bouaye: market Thursday (17km)
• Challans: market Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (20km)
• La Montagne: market Wednesday (22km)
• Le Pellerin: market Saturday (23km)
• Indre: market Sunday (23km)
• Coueron: market Thursday (24km)
• La Bernerie-en-Retz: market Friday & Tuesday - seasonal market only (24km)
• Beauvoir-sur-Mer: market Thursday (24km)
• Nantes: market Sunday (25km)

More information about La Marne, Pays de la Loire

Tourist attractions near La Marne, France

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

Regional Natural Parcs

• Briere (60km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin des plantes (29km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Nantes (25km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Marais de Machecoul (6km)
• Lac de Grand-Lieu (12km)
• Petite Amazonie de Nantes (30km)
• Île Héron (France) (31km)
• Pointe Sainte-Gildas (41km)
• Loire Estuaire (44km)
• Phare de la Pointe des Corbeaux (53km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Jean-de-Monts (33km)
• Notre-Dame-de-Monts (35km)
• Carquefou (39km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Planète sauvage (parc) (14km)

Geography and distances

La Marne is in the north-west of France at 29 kilometres from Nantes, the department capital (general information: La Marne is 368 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 La Marne from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Machecoul, Paulx and Saint-Meme-le-Tenu.

This page in French: Visiter La Marne