Port tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Bourg-en-Bresse at 27 km from Port
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
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
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
at 45 km (direction south-south-east)The cathedral and adjacent historic centre are the highlight of your visit to Belley...
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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
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
at 52 km (direction east-south-east), in the Haute-Savoie departmentAnnecy is a very lovely town with a great deal to enjoy, enhanced further...
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Lake Annecy
Scenery at 53 km (direction east-south-east), in the Haute-Savoie departmentThe towns, villages and scenery around Lake Annecy make it an exceptional region to...
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Cremieu
at 55 km (direction south-west), in the Isere departmentWith some of the most extensive medieval ramparts in France, Cremieu also has an...
See Cremieu guide
Veyrier du Lac
at 56 km (direction east-south-east), in the Haute-Savoie departmentThe port area is among the highlights in this pretty village on the banks...
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Menthon Saint Bernard
at 59 km (direction east-south-east), in the Haute-Savoie departmentAfter exploring the quaint village of Menthon-Saint-Bernard you can hire a boat to explore...
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Talloires
at 61 km (direction east-south-east), in the Haute-Savoie departmentTalloires is one of the most lovely of the villages on the shores of...
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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)
More information about Port, Rhone-Alpes
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)
- Perouges (42km)
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
- Annecy (52km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Saint-Vulbas (43km)
- Vonnas (45km)
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