Ruca tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Cap Frehel at 7 km from Ruca

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Ruca Excursions & Activities

Visit Ruca: highlights and tourist information

Ruca is situated in the Cotes-d'Armor 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 Ruca in Brittany.

Popular places to visit nearby include Cap Frehel at 7 km and Plancoet at 9 km.

Ruca, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Cap Frehel

at 7 km (direction north-north-west)

Cap-Fréhel is a scenic clifftop, viewpoint and coastal path...

See Cap Frehel guide

Plancoet

at 9 km (direction east-south-east)

Quiet when compared with the coast towns in Brittany, Plancoet and the nearby valley...

See Plancoet guide

Saint-Cast-le-Guildo

Seaside resort at 9 km (direction north-east)

Saint-cast-le-Guildo is a small seaside resort with a sandy beach and easy access to...

See Saint-Cast-le-Guildo guide

Sables-d'Or-les-Pins

Seaside resort at 10 km (direction north-west)

Sables-d'Or-les-Pins is a lovely beach on the Brittany coast...

See Sables-d'Or-les-Pins guide

Plevenon

at 10 km (direction north-west)

Plévenon is a small village in Brittany near Cap Fréhel...

See Plevenon guide

Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer

Seaside resort at 12 km (direction east-north-east)

Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer is a small town on a peninsula in Brittany that is surrounded by...

See Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer guide

Erquy

Seaside resort at 12 km (direction west-north-west)

Erquy is a small resort near several sandy beaches and the viewpoint at Cap...

See Erquy guide

Le Val-André

at 16 km (direction west)

Le Val-André is a family friendly seaside resort on the Brittany coast...

See Le Val-André guide

Saint-Briac-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 16 km (direction east-north-east), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

The resort of Saint-Briac-sur-Mer is an attractive destination with lovely views, several beaches and...

See Saint-Briac-sur-Mer guide

Saint-Lunaire

Seaside resort at 19 km (direction east-north-east), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Saint-Lunaire is a small resort, established west of Dinard in the 19th century...

See Saint-Lunaire guide

Dinard

at 22 km (direction east-north-east), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Dinard, estblished as a fashionable resort in the 19th century, is still one of...

See Dinard guide

Dinard Pointe de la Malouine

at 22 km (direction east-north-east), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

The Pointe de la Malouine in Dinard is a promontory west of the town...

See Dinard Pointe de la Malouine guide

Dinard Pointe du Moulinet

at 23 km (direction east-north-east), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

The Pointe du Moulinet in Dinard is visited for the imposing neo-gothic villas and...

See Dinard Pointe du Moulinet guide

Dinan church of Saint-Malo

Church at 25 km (direction east-south-east)

The Church of Saint-Malo in Dinan is a large 15th century church with interesting...

See Dinan church of Saint-Malo guide

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Reserve excursions near Ruca

Map of places to visit near Ruca

Markets in and near Ruca

• Matignon: market Wednesday (5km)
• Plancoet: market Saturday (9km)
• Saint-Cast-le-Guildo: market Monday - seasonal market only (9km)
• Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer: market Friday (12km)
• Erquy: market Saturday (12km)
• Lancieux: market Tuesday & Tuesday (15km)
• Pleneuf-Val-Andre: market Tuesday & Friday (16km)
• Lamballe: market Thursday all day (17km)
• Saint-Lunaire: market Sunday - seasonal market only (19km)
• Dinard: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (22km)

More information about Ruca, Brittany

Tourist attractions near Ruca, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Cap d'Erquy / Cap Frehel (12km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Dinan (25km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins de Montmarin (21km)
• Jardin du Colombier (32km)
• Jardins du château de la Bourbansais (37km)
• Parc du château de Caradeuc (42km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Îlot de la Colombière (12km)
• Cap Frehel (13km)
• Baie de Lancieux, baie de l'Arguenon, archipel de Saint-Malo et Dinard (15km)
• Îlot du Verdelet (17km)
• Le Grand-Pourier (17km)
• Cézembre (23km)
• Rance (fleuve) (24km)
• Embouchure - Rance (24km)
• Îlots Notre-Dame et Chevret (25km)
• Baie de Saint-Brieuc (26km)
• Estuaire de la Rance (27km)
• Pointe de la Varde (29km)
• Havre de Rothéneuf (31km)
• Île Besnard (31km)
• Source - Rance (33km)
• Côte de Cancale à Paramé (35km)
• Île du Guesclin (36km)
• Île des Rimains (40km)
• Pointe du Grouin (40km)
• Île des Landes (40km)
• Chausey (52km)

Towns of Art and history

• Dinard (22km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Dol-de-Bretagne (43km)
• Bedee (52km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Malo (25km)
• Saint-Juvat (32km)
• Quintin (46km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Zooparc de Trégomeur (40km)

Geography and distances

Ruca is in the north-west of France at 32 kilometres from Saint-Brieuc, the department capital (general information: Ruca is 346 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors arrive by car, often from a ferry port such as Roscoff or Saint Malo nearby on the northern Brittany coast. For driving distances to Ruca from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Henanbihen, Landebia, Matignon, Pleboulle, Pluduno, Saint-Denoual and Saint-Potan.

This page in French: Visiter Ruca