Plonevez-Porzay tourism and travel guide

Visit Plonevez-Porzay: highlights and tourist information

Plonevez-Porzay is situated in the Finistere 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 Plonevez-Porzay in Brittany.

Popular places to visit nearby include Locronan at 3 km and Douarnenez at 9 km.

Plonevez-Porzay, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Locronan

Locronan

Most Beautiful Village at 3 km (direction south-south-east)

Locronan, listed among the 'most beautiful villages in France' is one of our favourite...

See Locronan guide
Douarnenez

Douarnenez

Seaside resort at 9 km (direction west-south-west)

Tourism based around the beaches and pleasure port have largely overtaken fishing as the...

See Douarnenez guide
Quimper

Quimper

at 17 km (direction south-east)

The important town of Quimper is also one of the most visited in Brittany,...

See Quimper guide
Le Faou

Le Faou

Most Beautiful Village at 19 km (direction north-north-east)

The attractive harbour and traditional wooden houses explain why Le Faou is now listed...

See Le Faou guide
 
 
Armorique Regional Park

Armorique Regional Park

Natural Parc at 21 km (direction north-north-west)

The Armorique regional park is a lovely way to enjoy the countryside of Brittany...

See Armorique Regional Park guide
Pont-Croix

Pont-Croix

at 22 km (direction west-south-west)

The Collegiale Church of Notre-Dame de Roscudon and the narow surrounding streets are the...

See Pont-Croix guide
Morgat

Morgat

Seaside resort at 24 km (direction west-north-west)

The long sandy beach at Morgat has been the centre of activity here for...

See Morgat guide
Crozon

Crozon

at 24 km (direction west-north-west)

The Crozon peninsula in western Brittany has an ideal combination of villages, coastline and...

See Crozon guide
 
 
Audierne

Audierne

at 26 km (direction west-south-west)

The picturesque harbour area and the proximity of beaches combine to endure the popularity...

See Audierne guide
Parc botanique de Cornouaille

Parc botanique de Cornouaille

Garden at 26 km (direction south)

The Botanic Park of Cornouaille is a lovely park with large collections of hydrangeas,...

See Parc botanique de Cornouaille guide
Sainte-Marine

Sainte-Marine

at 27 km (direction south-south-east)

Sainte-Marine is a small seaside resort on the estuary of the river Olot....

See Sainte-Marine guide
Pont l'Abbe

Pont l'Abbe

at 28 km (direction south)

One of the quieter towns in Finistere, the port in Pont-l'Abbé and the walk...

See Pont l'Abbe guide
 
 
Benodet

Benodet

at 29 km (direction south-south-east)

The long established resort of Benodet has a very scenic harbour for your promenade!...

See Benodet guide
La-Foret-Fouesnant

La-Foret-Fouesnant

at 30 km (direction south-east)

La Forêt-Fouesnant is a small village with the third largest marina in southern Brittany....

See La-Foret-Fouesnant guide

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Markets in and near Plonevez-Porzay

  • Douarnenez: market Wednesday & Monday & Friday (8km)
  • Chateaulin: market Thursday all day (13km)
  • Quimper: market Wednesday all day & Sunday & Saturday all day (17km)
  • Pont-Croix: market Thursday (22km)
  • Crozon: market Monday (25km)
  • Audierne: market Wednesday & Saturday (26km)
  • Combrit: market Wednesday (27km)
  • Pont-l'Abbe: market Thursday all day (29km)
  • Benodet: market Monday (29km)
  • Fouesnant: market Wednesday - seasonal market only (30km)

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Tourist attractions near Plonevez-Porzay, France

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

Aquarium

  • Océanopolis (34km)

Enclos paroissial churches

  • Argol (15km)
  • Pleyben (22km)
  • Brasparts (28km)
  • Plougastel-Daoulas (30km)
  • Lannedern (32km)
  • Sizun (33km)
  • La Martyre (37km)
  • Commana (38km)
  • Locmelar (38km)
  • La Roche Maurice (39km)
  • Lampaul-Guimiliau (43km)
  • Guimiliau (44km)
  • Plouneour-Ménez (44km)
  • Saint Thégonnec (49km)
  • Plougonven (58km)

Grand sites of France

  • Pointe du Raz (40km)

Heritage sites

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

  • Saint-Renan (45km)

Regional Natural Parcs

Remarkable gardens

  • Jardin du prieuré de Locmaria (17km)
  • Jardin du château de Lanniron (17km)
  • Parc botanique de Cornouaille (27km)
  • Parc du château de Trévarez (31km)
  • Conservatoire botanique du Stangalac'h (36km)
  • Arboretum de Poërop (45km)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Menez-Hom (11km)
  • Mont Saint-Michel de Brasparts (33km)
  • Pointe de Penhir (33km)
  • Baie de Douarnenez (33km)
  • Marais de Mousterlin (34km)
  • Archipel des Glénan (48km)
  • Presqu'île de Kermorvan (50km)

Towns of Art and history

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

  • Saint-Thegonnec (49km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

  • Brest (36km)
 
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Geography and distances

Plonevez-Porzay is in the north-west of France at 17 kilometres from Quimper, the department capital (general information: Plonevez-Porzay is 491 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Plonevez-Porzay

Canton: Châteaulin

Arrondissement: Châteaulin

Department: Finistere

Region: Brittany

Postcode: 29550

Distance to Plonevez-Porzay

from Quimper (prefecture): 17 km

from Paris: 491 km

from Calais: 539 km

from Nice: 1014 km

from Bordeaux: 460 km

from Strasbourg: 885 km

Getting here

Most visitors Most UK visitors arrive by car from one of the many cross-channel ports along the Brittany and Normandy coast. These are typically within 2 hours drive. For driving distances to Plonevez-Porzay from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Kerlaz, Locronan, Ploeven and Plogonnec.

This page in French: Visiter Plonevez-Porzay

 
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