Le Vivier-sur-Mer tourism and travel guide

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Visit Le Vivier-sur-Mer: highlights and tourist information

Le Vivier-sur-Mer is situated in the Ille-et-Vilaine 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 Le Vivier-sur-Mer in Brittany.

Popular places to visit nearby include Mont-Dol at 4 km and Dol-de-Bretagne at 6 km.

Le Vivier-sur-Mer, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Mont-Dol

at 4 km (direction south)

Mont Dol is a small village with a hill top on which stands a...

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Dol-de-Bretagne

at 6 km (direction south-south-east)

The lovely old town in Dol-de-Bretagne ensure it remains one of the most popular...

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Cancale

at 10 km (direction north-west)

Cancale is the perfect place to try the famous Brittany oysters, fresh every day!...

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Saint-Suliac

Most Beautiful Village at 15 km (direction west)

Saint Suliac is a beautiful village on the estuary of the River Rance in...

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Emerald Coast

at 18 km (direction west-north-west)

The Emerald Coast in northern Brittany is extremely popular with visitors and contains numerous...

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Saint-Malo

at 18 km (direction west-north-west)

We were pleased to discover that Saint-Malo, often considered a ferry port, is also...

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Mont-Saint-Michel

Heritage Site at 19 km (direction east), in the Manche department

No visit to Normandy would be complete without visiting the iconic Abbey and island...

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Dinard Pointe du Moulinet

at 21 km (direction west)

The Pointe du Moulinet in Dinard is visited for the imposing neo-gothic villas and...

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Combourg

at 22 km (direction south)

Combourg is best known for the Chateau de Combourg, once home to Chateaubriand, the...

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Dinard Pointe de la Malouine

at 22 km (direction west)

The Pointe de la Malouine in Dinard is a promontory west of the town...

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Dinard

at 22 km (direction west)

Dinard, estblished as a fashionable resort in the 19th century, is still one of...

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Saint-Lunaire

Seaside resort at 25 km (direction west)

Saint-Lunaire is a small resort, established west of Dinard in the 19th century...

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Dinan Rue du Jerzual

at 26 km (direction west-south-west), in the Cotes-d'Armor department

The Rue du Jerzual and the port are two of the most picturesque areas...

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Dinan basilica of Saint-Sauveur

Church at 26 km (direction west-south-west), in the Cotes-d'Armor department

The basilica of Saint-Sauveur in Dinan incorporates romanesque elements from the 12th century and...

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Map of places to visit near Le Vivier-sur-Mer

Markets in and near Le Vivier-sur-Mer

• Dol-de-Bretagne: market Saturday (6km)
• Cancale: market Sunday (10km)
• Saint-Malo: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (19km)
• Pontorson: market Wednesday (20km)
• Dinard: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (21km)
• Combourg: market Monday (22km)
• Carolles: market Thursday (23km)
• Jullouville: market Friday & Tuesday - seasonal market only (24km)
• Saint-Lunaire: market Sunday - seasonal market only (25km)
• Dinan: market Thursday (26km)

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Tourist attractions near Le Vivier-sur-Mer, France

What to do at Le Vivier-sur-Mer? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Le Vivier-sur-Mer.

Grand sites of France

• Baie du Mont Saint-Michel (19km)

Heritage sites

• Mont-Saint-Michel (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (19km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Dinan (26km)
• Granville (29km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins de Montmarin (21km)
• Jardin du château de La Ballue (25km)
• Jardins du château de la Bourbansais (25km)
• Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (26km)
• Parc du château de Caradeuc (36km)
• Parc floral de Haute-Bretagne (43km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Île des Rimains (10km)
• Île des Landes (13km)
• Pointe du Grouin (13km)
• Côte de Cancale à Paramé (14km)
• Île du Guesclin (14km)
• Estuaire de la Rance (15km)
• Havre de Rothéneuf (16km)
• Île Besnard (17km)
• Îlots Notre-Dame et Chevret (17km)
• Pointe de la Varde (18km)
• Embouchure - Couesnon (19km)
• Couesnon (19km)
• Rance (fleuve) (20km)
• Embouchure - Rance (20km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Sougeal (22km)
• Cézembre (24km)
• Chausey (28km)
• Baie de Lancieux, baie de l'Arguenon, archipel de Saint-Malo et Dinard (29km)
• Étangs du canal d'Ille-et-Rance (30km)
• Îlot de la Colombière (32km)
• Cap Frehel (41km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Nid-au-Merle (45km)
• Complexe forestier Rennes-Liffré-Chèvre, étang et lande d'Ouée, forêt de Haute-Sève (47km)
• Forêt de Fougères (50km)
• Étang de Châtillon-en-Vendelais (60km)

Towns of Art and history

• Dinard (22km)
• Fougeres (50km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Dol-de-Bretagne (6km)
• Ducey (36km)
• Saint-Brice-en-Cogles (37km)
• Villedieu-les-Poeles (48km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Malo (19km)
• Saint-Juvat (34km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Champrepus (42km)

Geography and distances

Le Vivier-sur-Mer is in the north-west of France at 55 kilometres from Rennes, the department capital (general information: Le Vivier-sur-Mer is 303 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors Most UK visitors arrive by car with the cross-channel ferry port at Saint Malo keeping driving time to a minimum. For driving distances to Le Vivier-sur-Mer from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Baguer-Pican, Cherrueix, Dol-de-Bretagne, Hirel, La Fresnais and Mont-Dol.

This page in French: Visiter Le Vivier-sur-Mer