Port tourism and travel guide

Visit Port: highlights and tourist information

Port is situated in the Ain department and Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Port in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes.

Popular places to visit nearby include Bourg-en-Bresse at 27 km and Perouges at 42 km.

Port, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Bourg-en-Bresse

Bourg-en-Bresse

at 27 km (direction west)

As well as exploring the cathedral and town centre of Bourg-en-Bresse, allow time to...

See Bourg-en-Bresse guide
Perouges

Perouges

Most Beautiful Village at 42 km (direction west-south-west)

The hillside walled town of perouges is among our favourite villages to be found...

See Perouges guide
Belley

Belley

at 45 km (direction south-south-east)

The cathedral and adjacent historic centre are the highlight of your visit to Belley...

See Belley guide
Dombes

Dombes

at 48 km (direction west-south-west)

The Dombes, with thousands of small lakes, is perfect for fishing and bird-watching...

See Dombes guide
 
 
Divonne-les-Bains

Divonne-les-Bains

at 49 km (direction east-north-east)

A pleasant 19th century spa town, Divonne-les-Bains also now has a leisure lake and...

See Divonne-les-Bains guide
Annecy

Annecy

at 52 km (direction east-south-east), in the Haute-Savoie department

Annecy is a very lovely town with a great deal to enjoy, enhanced further...

See Annecy guide
Lake Annecy

Lake Annecy

Scenery at 53 km (direction east-south-east), in the Haute-Savoie department

The towns, villages and scenery around Lake Annecy make it an exceptional region to...

See Lake Annecy guide
Cremieu

Cremieu

at 55 km (direction south-west), in the Isere department

With some of the most extensive medieval ramparts in France, Cremieu also has an...

See Cremieu guide
 
 
Veyrier du Lac

Veyrier du Lac

at 56 km (direction east-south-east), in the Haute-Savoie department

The port area is among the highlights in this pretty village on the banks...

See Veyrier du Lac guide
Menthon Saint Bernard

Menthon Saint Bernard

at 59 km (direction east-south-east), in the Haute-Savoie department

After exploring the quaint village of Menthon-Saint-Bernard you can hire a boat to explore...

See Menthon Saint Bernard guide
Talloires

Talloires

at 61 km (direction east-south-east), in the Haute-Savoie department

Talloires is one of the most lovely of the villages on the shores of...

See Talloires guide

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Markets in and near Port

  • Oyonnax: market Thursday & Saturday & Monday (13km)
  • Poncin: market Monday (15km)
  • Bellegarde-sur-Valserine: market Thursday all day (20km)
  • Hauteville-Lompnes: market Saturday (21km)
  • Pont-d'Ain: market Saturday (22km)
  • Bourg-en-Bresse: market Wednesday & Sunday & Saturday (27km)
  • Amberieu-en-Bugey: market Wednesday (28km)
  • Seyssel: market Monday (31km)
  • Valleiry: market Sunday (31km)
  • Thoiry: market Sunday (33km)

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Tourist attractions near Port, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

National Monuments

  • Brou Royal Monastery (27km)
  • Voltaire Chateau (43km)

Regional Natural Parcs

  • Haut-Jura (40km)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Cascade de la queue de cheval (35km)
  • Lac de Lamoura (41km)
  • Col de la Faucille (41km)
  • Lacs d'Étival (42km)
  • Gorges du Fier (46km)
  • Lac de l'Abbaye (48km)
  • Lac des Rousses (55km)

Towns of Art and history

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

  • Saint-Vulbas (43km)
  • Vonnas (45km)
 
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Geography and distances

Port is in the east of France at 27 kilometres from Bourg-en-Bresse, the department capital (general information: Port is 385 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Port

Canton: Nantua

Arrondissement: Nantua

Department: Ain

Region: Rhone-Alpes

New region: Auvergne Rhône-Alpes

Postcode: 0

Distance to Port

from Bourg-en-Bresse (prefecture): 27 km

from Paris: 385 km

from Calais: 598 km

from Nice: 305 km

from Bordeaux: 501 km

from Strasbourg: 315 km

Getting here

For driving distances to Port from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 11 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Brion, Ceignes, Geovreissiat, Les Neyrolles, Maillat, Martignat, Montreal-la-Cluse, Nantua, Nurieux-Volognat, Peyriat and Saint-Martin-du-Frene.

This page in French: Visiter Port

 
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