Lozay tourism and travel guide

Visit Lozay: highlights and tourist information

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Lozay is situated in the Charente-Maritime department and Poitou-Charentes region (now part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region), in the west of France at 48 kilometres from La Rochelle, the department capital (general information: Lozay is 381 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Jean d'Angely at 11 km and Surgeres at 17 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

You can also Book Saint-Jean d'Angely hotels

Lozay, 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 Lozay in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

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

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Charente-Maritime

Map of places to visit near Lozay

Markets in and near Lozay

• Aulnay: market Sunday (16km)
• Surgeres: market Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday (17km)
• Matha: market Tuesday, Friday and Saturday (27km)
• Brioux-sur-Boutonne: market Thursday (28km)
• Courcon: market Wednesday (30km)
• Niort: market Thursday all day & Saturday all day (32km)
• Rochefort: market Tuesday and Thurday (34km)
• Echillais: market Wednesday (35km)
• Benet: market Monday (36km)
• Melle: market Friday (37km)

More information about Lozay, Poitou-Charentes

Tourist attractions near Lozay, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Marais Poitevin (34km)
• Brouage Fortifications (46km)

Heritage sites

• Saint-Jean-d'Angély, abbaye royale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (11km)
• Aulnay église St Pierre (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (15km)
• Saintes basilique St Eutrope (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (34km)
• Melle église St Hilaire (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (37km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Coulon (32km)
• Mornac-sur-Seudre (52km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Dampierre-sur-Boutonne) (11km)
• Eglise de Saint Germain (Varaize) (16km)
• Eglise de Saint-Savinien (Fenioux) (17km)
• Eglise de Saint-Brice (Saint-Mande-sur-Bredoire) (19km)
• Eglise de Saint Vivien (Bagnizeau) (25km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et eglise de Saint Hérie (Matha) (26km)
• Abbaye de Fontdouce (Saint-Bris-des-Bois) (31km)
• Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes (Saintes) (33km)
• Eglise de Saint-Eulalie (Benet) (36km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Maille) (38km)
• Abbaye Saint Pierre et Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Maillezais) (39km)
• Abbaye Royale (Nieul-sur-l'Autise) (44km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de l'Assomption de Châtre (Saint-Brice) (45km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin (Gensac-la-Pallue) (49km)

Remarkable gardens

• La Roche Courbon (31km)
• Arboretum du chemin de la découverte (37km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forêt de Benon (25km)
• Baie de l'Aiguillon (36km)
• Château de Richemont (Charente) (39km)
• Hiers-Brouage (46km)

Towns of Art and history

• Saintes (33km)
• Rochefort (34km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Marans (45km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Zoodyssée (16km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

Lozay is in the west of France. Most visitors will arrive by car typically from a channel ferry ports such as Saint Malo, Caen or Cherbourg, a drive af about 4-5 hours. For driving distances to Lozay from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 12 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bernay-Saint-Martin, Courant, La Benate, La Croix-Comtesse, La Jarrie-Audouin, Landes, Loulay, Migre, Nachamps, Saint-Felix, Saint-Loup and Vergne.

This page in French: Visiter Lozay