Plouay tourism and travel guide

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Visit Plouay: highlights and tourist information

Plouay 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 Plouay in Brittany.

Popular places to visit nearby include Quimperle at 17 km and Lorient at 19 km.

Plouay, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Quimperle

at 17 km (direction west-south-west), in the Finistere department

The extremely pretty centre of Quimperlé make it one of the loveliest small towns...

See Quimperle guide

Lorient

at 19 km (direction south-west)

Due to the fishing industry and war time damage Lorient is not a typical...

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Clohars-Carnoet

at 23 km (direction west-south-west), in the Finistere department

Clohars Carnoet is home to the pretty port of Doelan and the port of...

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Port-Louis

at 23 km (direction south)

Port Louis is a pleasant town with a citadel and a large sandy beach....

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Pontivy

at 31 km (direction east-north-east)

Pontivy is particularly interesting because it has a medieval old town and also a...

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Pont-Aven

at 32 km (direction west), in the Finistere department

The watermills and harbour area give Pont-Aven its own special appeal...

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Chateau de Pontivy

Castle at 33 km (direction east-north-east)

The Chateau de Pontivy has dominated the centre of Pontivy in Morbihan since 1485...

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Port-Manech

at 33 km (direction west-south-west), in the Finistere department

Port Manec'h is an attractive seaside village which became popular in the Belle Epoque....

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Ile de Groix

Island at 33 km (direction south-south-west)

With a popular beach, lovely traditional cottages and scenic villages the Ile-de-Groix is one...

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Forges des Salles

at 35 km (direction north-east), in the Cotes-d'Armor department

Attraction or village? The Forges des Salles was a 19th century village for workers...

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Kerascoet

at 36 km (direction west-south-west), in the Finistere department

Kerascoet is a beautiful hamlet of thatched cottages near to the sea and the...

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Sainte-Anne d'Auray

at 37 km (direction east-south-east)

This ensemble of religious monuments in Sainte-Anne-d'Auray was a most unexpected discovery in southern...

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Auray

at 38 km (direction south-east)

Auray is a an attractive town with lovely views across the port of Saint-Goustan...

See Auray guide

Saint-Goustan

at 39 km (direction south-east)

The picturesque harbour area of Saint-Goustan is a lovely place for a promenade after...

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Markets in and near Plouay

Hennebont: market Thursday (13km)
Quimperle: market Friday all day (17km)
Lanester: market Tuesday (17km)
Guidel: market Wednesday & Sunday (18km)
Lorient: market Wednesday & Saturday & Friday (19km)
Locmiquelic: market Friday (21km)
Ploemeur: market Sunday (21km)
Riantec: market Wednesday (22km)
Port-Louis: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (23km)
Port-Louis: market Saturday (23km)

More information about Plouay, Brittany

Brittany region travel guide

Driving distances & route maps

Morbihan travel guide

Morbihan places and attractions

Tourist attractions near Plouay, France

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

Aquarium

Aquarium de Vannes (53km)

Enclos paroissial churches

Lannedern (60km)

Grand sites of France

Massif Dunaire de Gavres-Quiberon (25km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

Carnac (41km)

National Monuments

Megalithic site of Carnac (41km)
Megaliths of Locmariaquer (48km)

Remarkable gardens

Parc Victor Chevassu (18km)
Jardins de Kerambar’h (27km)
Jardin du Botrain (41km)
Parc du château de Trévarez (44km)

Towns of Art and history

Lorient (19km)
Concarneau (43km)
Vannes (52km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

Saint-Gilles-Vieux-Marche (45km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

Zoo de Pont-Scorff (13km)

Geography and distances

Plouay is in the north-west of France at 52 kilometres from Vannes, the department capital (general information: Plouay is 432 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Plouay

Canton: Plouay

Arrondissement: Lorient

Department: Morbihan

Region: Brittany

Postcode: 56240

Distance to Plouay

from Vannes (prefecture): 52 km

from Paris: 432 km

from Calais: 504 km

from Nice: 945 km

from Bordeaux: 402 km

from Strasbourg: 823 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 Plouay from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 2 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Calan and Lanvaudan.

This page in French: Visiter Plouay