Pont-l'Abbe tourism and travel guide
Visit Pont-l'Abbe: highlights and tourist information
France This Way comment: One of the quieter towns in Finistere, the port in Pont-l'Abbé and the walk long the river make for a very pleasant visit
Pont-l'Abbe is situated in the Finistere department and Brittany region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Pont-l'Abbe. For detailed visitor information see the Pont-l'Abbe travel guide.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Pont-l'Abbe in Brittany.
Popular places to visit nearby include Parc botanique de Cornouaille at 3 km and Loctudy at 5 km.
Pont-l'Abbe, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Pont l'Abbe
less than one km (direction north-east)One of the quieter towns in Finistere, the port in Pont-l'Abbé and the walk...
See Pont l'Abbe guide
Parc botanique de Cornouaille
Garden at 3 km (direction north-east)The Botanic Park of Cornouaille is a lovely park with large collections of hydrangeas,...
See Parc botanique de Cornouaille guide
Loctudy
at 5 km (direction east-south-east)Loctudy is an important fishing town famous for its langoustines....
See Loctudy guide
Sainte-Marine
at 6 km (direction east-north-east)Sainte-Marine is a small seaside resort on the estuary of the river Olot....
See Sainte-Marine guide
Benodet
at 9 km (direction east)The long established resort of Benodet has a very scenic harbour for your promenade!...
See Benodet guide
Beg-Meil
at 16 km (direction east)Beg-Meil is a popular tourist spot and home to some very pretty beaches and...
See Beg-Meil guide
Quimper
at 17 km (direction north-east)The important town of Quimper is also one of the most visited in Brittany,...
See Quimper guide
La-Foret-Fouesnant
at 19 km (direction east)La Forêt-Fouesnant is a small village with the third largest marina in southern Brittany....
See La-Foret-Fouesnant guide
Concarneau
at 24 km (direction east)Now listed as a town of art and history, you will find lots of...
See Concarneau guide
Chateau Keriolet
Castle at 24 km (direction east)The Chateau de Keriolet is an attractive 19th century chateau near to the coastal...
See Chateau Keriolet guide
Iles des Glenan
Island at 24 km (direction south-east)The uninhabited islands of the Glenan archipelago are now a popular nature reserve and...
See Iles des Glenan guide
Locronan
Most Beautiful Village at 26 km (direction south-east)Locronan, listed among the 'most beautiful villages in France' is one of our favourite...
See Locronan guide
Douarnenez
Seaside resort at 26 km (direction north-north-west)Tourism based around the beaches and pleasure port have largely overtaken fishing as the...
See Douarnenez guide
Pont-Croix
at 28 km (direction north-west)The Collegiale Church of Notre-Dame de Roscudon and the narow surrounding streets are the...
See Pont-Croix guide
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Markets in and near Pont-l'Abbe
Market days in Pont-l'Abbe: weekly market: Thursday all day;
- Pont-l'Abbe: market Thursday all day (0km)
- Loctudy: market Tuesday (5km)
- Combrit: market Wednesday (6km)
- Guilvinec: market Sunday - seasonal market only (9km)
- Guilvinec: market Tuesday (9km)
- Benodet: market Monday (10km)
- Penmarch: market Friday (10km)
- Fouesnant: market Wednesday - seasonal market only (16km)
- Fouesnant: market Friday (16km)
- Quimper: market Wednesday all day & Sunday & Saturday all day (17km)
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Tourist attractions near Pont-l'Abbe, France
What to do at Pont-l'Abbe? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Pont-l'Abbe.
Enclos paroissial churches
- Argol (43km)
- Pleyben (45km)
Grand sites of France
- Pointe du Raz (43km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Locronan (26km)
- Ile-de-Sein (43km)
Remarkable gardens
- Parc botanique de Cornouaille (6km)
- Jardin du prieuré de Locmaria (18km)
- Jardin du château de Lanniron (18km)
- Parc du château de Trévarez (45km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Marais de Mousterlin (15km)
- Archipel des Glénan (24km)
- Menez-Hom (40km)
- Pointe de Penhir (52km)
- Baie de Douarnenez (52km)
Towns of Art and history
- Quimper (17km)
- Concarneau (24km)
Geography and distances
Pont-l'Abbe is in the north-west of France at 18 kilometres from Quimper, the department capital (general information: Pont-l'Abbe is 498 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Pont-l'Abbe
from Quimper (prefecture): 18 km
from Paris: 498 km
from Calais: 557 km
from Nice: 1003 km
from Bordeaux: 438 km
from Strasbourg: 890 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 Pont-l'Abbe from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Combrit, Loctudy, Plomeur, Ploneour-Lanvern, Saint-Jean-Trolimon and Tremeoc.
This page in French: Visiter Pont-l'Abbe