Ploemel tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Auray at 7 km from Ploemel
Visit Ploemel: highlights and tourist information
Ploemel is situated in the Morbihan 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 Ploemel in Brittany.
Popular places to visit nearby include Auray at 7 km and Carnac at 7 km.
Ploemel, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Auray
at 7 km (direction east)Auray is a an attractive town with lovely views across the port of Saint-Goustan...
See Auray guide
Carnac
at 7 km (direction south)Carnac is famius worldwide because of the extensive number of prehistoric standing stones and...
See Carnac guide
Saint-Goustan
at 7 km (direction east)The picturesque harbour area of Saint-Goustan is a lovely place for a promenade after...
See Saint-Goustan guide
La Trinite sur Mer
at 8 km (direction south-south-east)The quiet harbour town of La Trinité-sur-Mer is where you can discover a traditional...
See La Trinite sur Mer guide
Carnac Plage
Seaside resort at 9 km (direction south)Sooner or later you might fatigue of the thousands of prehistoric monuments in Carnac...now...
See Carnac Plage guide
Sainte-Anne d'Auray
at 11 km (direction east-north-east)This ensemble of religious monuments in Sainte-Anne-d'Auray was a most unexpected discovery in southern...
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Locmariaquer
at 13 km (direction east-south-east)The quiet small town of Locmariquer is best known for the famous oysters produced...
See Locmariaquer guide
Port Navalo
at 16 km (direction east-south-east)Port Navalo is a small traditional and unspoiled port near Arzon...
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Arzon
at 18 km (direction east-south-east)Arzon is a tiny village with basic facilities near the coast...
See Arzon guide
Port de Crouesty
at 18 km (direction east-south-east)Port Crouesty is a new port development near Arzon, with a picturesque wak around...
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Ile aux Moines
Island at 18 km (direction east-south-east)In the Morbihan Gulf, the Ile-aux-Moines is also very easy to reach - very...
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Quiberon
at 19 km (direction south-south-west)Apart from the town itself, the main attraction here is the scenery and beaches...
See Quiberon guide
Morbihan Gulf
at 21 km (direction east)The Gulf of Morbihan, almost a protected lagoon on the southern coast of Brittany...
See Morbihan Gulf guide
Ile-d'Arz
Island at 21 km (direction east-south-east)The beaches and scenery along the coastal footpath combine to make the Ile d'Arz,...
See Ile-d'Arz guide
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Reserve excursions near Ploemel
Map of places to visit near Ploemel
Markets in and near Ploemel
- Erdeven: market Thursday (6km)
- Auray: market Monday (7km)
- Plouharnel: market Friday (7km)
- Carnac: market Wednesday & Sunday (7km)
- La Trinite-sur-Mer: market Tuesday & Friday (8km)
- Etel: market Tuesday (10km)
- Locmariaquer: market Tuesday & Saturday (13km)
- Larmor-Baden: market Sunday (15km)
- Saint-Pierre-Quiberon: market Monday - seasonal market only (16km)
- Saint-Pierre-Quiberon: market Thursday (16km)
More information about Ploemel, Brittany
Tourist attractions near Ploemel, France
What to do at Ploemel? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Ploemel.
Aquarium
- Aquarium de Vannes (23km)
Grand sites of France
- Massif Dunaire de Gavres-Quiberon (22km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Carnac (7km)
National Monuments
- Megalithic site of Carnac (7km)
- Megaliths of Locmariaquer (13km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins de Kerambar’h (11km)
- Parc Victor Chevassu (24km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Saint-Philibert (Morbihan) (9km)
- Étang de Toulvern (13km)
- Source - Vincin (Rivière de Conleau) (15km)
- Phare de Port-Navalo (16km)
- Presqu'île de Quiberon (17km)
- Pont du Vincin (21km)
- Moulin à marée de Campen (21km)
- Vincin (21km)
- Golfe du Morbihan (21km)
- Embouchure - Vincin (Rivière de Conleau) (22km)
- Presqu'île de Conleau (22km)
- Maison rose (Séné) (22km)
- Embouchure - Marle (22km)
- Pont de Kérino (23km)
- Source - Marle (24km)
- Presqu'île de Rhuys (26km)
- Anse de Mancel (27km)
- Presqu'île de la Villeneuve (27km)
- Réserve naturelle nationale des marais de Séné (27km)
- Embouchure - Rivière de Noyalo (27km)
- Passage Saint-Armel (27km)
- Source - Rivière de Noyalo (38km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Elven (37km)
- Josselin (52km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- La Vraie-Croix (40km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Zoo de Pont-Scorff (31km)
Geography and distances
Ploemel is in the north-west of France at 23 kilometres from Vannes, the department capital (general information: Ploemel is 423 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Ploemel
from Vannes (prefecture): 23 km
from Paris: 423 km
from Calais: 512 km
from Nice: 914 km
from Bordeaux: 367 km
from Strasbourg: 809 km
Getting here
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 Ploemel from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 2 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Crach and Plouharnel.
This page in French: Visiter Ploemel