Ploermel tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Chateau de Josselin at 12 km from Ploermel
Visit Ploermel: highlights and tourist information
Ploermel 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 Ploermel in Brittany.
Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Josselin at 12 km and Josselin at 12 km.
Ploermel, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Chateau de Josselin
Castle at 12 km (direction west)The Chateau de Josselin has a 1000 year history and includes both medieval and...
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Josselin
at 12 km (direction west)The castle and the river are the centre of your visit to the historic...
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Paimpont
at 19 km (direction east-north-east), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentPaimpont is well known for its 'magical forest', part of the ancient forests that...
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Rochefort-en-Terre
at 26 km (direction south-south-east)Now listed as one of the 'most beautiful villages in France' you will enjoy...
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Redon
at 39 km (direction south-east), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentCombining and active port with the cobbled streets of the old town, Redon is...
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Vannes
at 41 km (direction south-west)An unmissable highlight in this region of Brittany, the half-timbered houses in the centre...
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Chateau de Pontivy
Castle at 45 km (direction west-north-west)The Chateau de Pontivy has dominated the centre of Pontivy in Morbihan since 1485...
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Pontivy
at 46 km (direction west-north-west)Pontivy is particularly interesting because it has a medieval old town and also a...
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La Roche-Bernard
at 46 km (direction south-south-east)The river harbour and historic old town centre make La Roche-Bernard a lovely little...
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Langon
at 47 km (direction east-south-east), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentLangon is home to an ancient chapel with a Roman fresco...
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Morbihan Gulf
at 48 km (direction south-west)The Gulf of Morbihan, almost a protected lagoon on the southern coast of Brittany...
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Ile-d'Arz
Island at 49 km (direction south-west)The beaches and scenery along the coastal footpath combine to make the Ile d'Arz,...
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Sainte-Anne d'Auray
at 49 km (direction west-south-west)This ensemble of religious monuments in Sainte-Anne-d'Auray was a most unexpected discovery in southern...
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Ile aux Moines
Island at 50 km (direction south-west)In the Morbihan Gulf, the Ile-aux-Moines is also very easy to reach - very...
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Markets in and near Ploermel
Market days in Ploermel: weekly market: Friday;
- Ploermel: market Friday (0km)
- Josselin: market Saturday (12km)
- Malestroit: market Thursday (14km)
- Mauron: market Friday (19km)
- Plelan-le-Grand: market Sunday (23km)
- Elven: market Friday (27km)
- La Gacilly: market Saturday (27km)
- Maure-de-Bretagne: market Sunday (30km)
- Questembert: market Monday (30km)
- Saint-Meen-le-Grand: market Saturday (32km)
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Tourist attractions near Ploermel, France
What to do at Ploermel? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Ploermel.
Aquarium
- Aquarium de Vannes (43km)
National Monuments
- Megaliths of Locmariaquer (58km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins de Broceliande (41km)
- Parc du château de Caradeuc (53km)
- Jardin du Botrain (53km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Forêt de Paimpont (19km)
- Forges de Paimpont (20km)
- Source - Rivière de Noyalo (28km)
- Île-aux-Pies (32km)
- Vallée du Canut (37km)
- Source - Marle (40km)
- Source - Rance (42km)
- Réserve naturelle nationale des marais de Séné (42km)
- Pont de Kérino (42km)
- Marais de Vilaine (43km)
- Pont du Vincin (43km)
- Moulin à marée de Campen (44km)
- Vincin (44km)
- Embouchure - Vincin (Rivière de Conleau) (44km)
- Presqu'île de Conleau (44km)
- Embouchure - Marle (44km)
- Anse de Mancel (44km)
- Maison rose (Séné) (45km)
- Presqu'île de la Villeneuve (45km)
- Passage Saint-Armel (45km)
- Embouchure - Rivière de Noyalo (45km)
- Source - Vincin (Rivière de Conleau) (47km)
- Golfe du Morbihan (48km)
- Étang de Toulvern (54km)
- Phare de Port-Navalo (58km)
Towns of Art and history
- Vannes (41km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Josselin (12km)
- Elven (27km)
- Bedee (43km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Rochefort-en-Terre (26km)
- La Gacilly (27km)
- La Vraie-Croix (29km)
- Le Rheu (48km)
- Saint-Gilles-Vieux-Marche (55km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique du château de Branféré (37km)
Geography and distances
Ploermel is in the north-west of France at 41 kilometres from Vannes, the department capital (general information: Ploermel is 365 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Ploermel
from Vannes (prefecture): 41 km
from Paris: 365 km
from Calais: 455 km
from Nice: 883 km
from Bordeaux: 371 km
from Strasbourg: 754 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 Ploermel from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Gourhel, Guillac, Hellean, Monterrein, Montertelot, Quily and Taupont.
This page in French: Visiter Ploermel