Morbihan Gulf tourism and travel guide

Visit Morbihan Gulf: highlights and tourist information

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France This Way comment: The Gulf of Morbihan, almost a protected lagoon on the southern coast of Brittany has various islands and places of interest

Morbihan Gulf is situated in the Morbihan department and Brittany region, in the north-west of France at 7 kilometres from Vannes, the department capital (general information: Morbihan Gulf is 406 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Ile aux Moines at 3 km and Vannes at 7 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

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Morbihan Gulf, 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 Morbihan Gulf in Brittany.

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

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Map of places to visit near Morbihan Gulf

Markets in and near Morbihan Gulf

• Arradon: market Friday (3km)
• Vannes: market Wednesday & Saturday (7km)
• Larmor-Baden: market Sunday (7km)
• Sarzeau: market Thursday (8km)
• Arzon: market Friday - seasonal market only (10km)
• Arzon: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (10km)
• Saint-Ave: market Sunday (11km)
• Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys: market Monday & Tuesday & Friday - seasonal market only (11km)
• Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys: market Sunday (11km)
• Locmariaquer: market Tuesday & Saturday (11km)

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Tourist attractions near Morbihan Gulf, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium de Vannes (5km)

Grand sites of France

• Massif Dunaire de Gavres-Quiberon (43km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Carnac (21km)

National Monuments

• Megaliths of Locmariaquer (12km)
• Megalithic site of Carnac (21km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Guerande (41km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Briere (46km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins de Kerambar’h (26km)
• Parc Victor Chevassu (45km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Golfe du Morbihan (0km)
• Maison rose (Séné) (3km)
• Embouchure - Marle (3km)
• Presqu'île de Conleau (4km)
• Embouchure - Vincin (Rivière de Conleau) (4km)
• Vincin (5km)
• Moulin à marée de Campen (5km)
• Pont de Kérino (5km)
• Pont du Vincin (5km)
• Presqu'île de la Villeneuve (5km)
• Anse de Mancel (5km)
• Embouchure - Rivière de Noyalo (6km)
• Passage Saint-Armel (6km)
• Réserve naturelle nationale des marais de Séné (7km)
• Source - Marle (8km)
• Source - Vincin (Rivière de Conleau) (9km)
• Étang de Toulvern (9km)
• Presqu'île de Rhuys (9km)
• Phare de Port-Navalo (11km)
• Saint-Philibert (Morbihan) (15km)
• Source - Rivière de Noyalo (21km)
• Presqu'île de Quiberon (27km)
• Marais Salants de Guérande (37km)

Towns of Art and history

• Vannes (7km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Elven (21km)
• Josselin (44km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• La Vraie-Croix (22km)
• Rochefort-en-Terre (36km)
• La Baule (46km)
• Pornichet (50km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique du château de Branféré (30km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

Morbihan Gulf is in the north-west of France. 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 Morbihan Gulf from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Arradon, Ile aux Moines, Ile-d'Arz and Sene.

This page in French: Visiter Morbihan Gulf