Saint-Brevin-les-Pins tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Brevin-les-Pins: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: The beach at Saint-Brevin-les-Pins is the main attraction and we also enjoyed exploring the dunes and forest

Saint-Brevin-les-Pins is situated in the Loire-Atlantique department and Pays de la Loire region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Saint-Brevin-les-Pins in Pays de la Loire.

Popular places to visit nearby include Jade Coast at 14 km and Pornic at 15 km.

Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Pornichet

Seaside resort at 13 km (direction west-north-west)

The emphasis in Pornichet, immediately south of La Baule, is most certainly based around...

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Jade Coast

at 14 km (direction south)

Pornic, a traditional port town with an attrcative harbour, is well placed to explore...

See Jade Coast guide

Pornic

at 15 km (direction south-south-east)

Pornic is one of the liveliest and most vibrant harbour towns along the Jade...

See Pornic guide

La Baule

Seaside resort at 18 km (direction west-north-west)

La Baule-Escoblac is a very pleasant and popular resort with a long sandy beach...

See La Baule guide

Le Pouliguen

Seaside resort at 20 km (direction west)

If you visit the beach resort of Le Pouligueun be sure to follow the...

See Le Pouliguen guide

Briere Regional Natural Parc

Natural Parc at 20 km (direction north-west)

Away from the beaches, Briere Regional Natural Parc is the second largest marsh area...

See Briere Regional Natural Parc guide

Guerande

at 22 km (direction west-north-west)

Guerande is one of the most interesting towns in Pays-de-la-Loire, with its medieval fortifications...

See Guerande guide

Les Moutiers-en-Retz

Seaside resort at 24 km (direction south-east)

The small town of Les Moutiers-en-Retz is best known for the nearby beach which...

See Les Moutiers-en-Retz guide

Batz-sur-Mer

at 24 km (direction west)

The resort at Batz-sur-Mer is much quiter and smaller than many nearby, ideal if...

See Batz-sur-Mer guide

Noirmoutier

at 26 km (direction south-south-west), in the Vendee department

On Noirmoutier island you can find lots of sandy beaches and a traditional port...

See Noirmoutier guide

Le Croisic

at 26 km (direction west)

One of the nicest fishing harbour towns in the region, Le Croisic is a...

See Le Croisic guide

La Turballe

Seaside resort at 28 km (direction west-north-west)

Less developed than some resorts here, the centre of activity in La Turballe is...

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La Roche-Bernard

at 32 km (direction north-north-west), in the Morbihan department

The river harbour and historic old town centre make La Roche-Bernard a lovely little...

See La Roche-Bernard guide

Piriac-sur-Mer

at 32 km (direction west-north-west)

The fishing harbour and traditional granite houses in Piriac-sur-Mer create an interesting diversion from...

See Piriac-sur-Mer guide

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Markets in and near Saint-Brevin-les-Pins

Market days in Saint-Brevin-les-Pins: weekly market: Wednesday;

• Saint-Brevin-les-Pins: market Wednesday (0km)
• Donges: market Thursday (11km)
• Prefailles: market Wednesday & Saturday - seasonal market only (13km)
• Pornichet: market Wednesday & Saturday (14km)
• Pornic: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (15km)
• La Baule: market every day except Monday (18km)
• Le Pouliguen: market Friday & Tuesday & Sunday - seasonal market only (20km)
• La Bernerie-en-Retz: market Friday & Tuesday - seasonal market only (20km)
• Guerande: market Wednesday & Saturday (22km)
• Pontchateau: market Monday all day (23km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, France

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

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Guerande (22km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Briere (19km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Nantes (42km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Loire Estuaire (6km)
• Pointe Sainte-Gildas (13km)
• Marais Salants de Guérande (25km)
• Marais de Machecoul (38km)
• Marais de Vilaine (38km)
• Lac de Grand-Lieu (41km)
• Passage Saint-Armel (57km)
• Embouchure - Rivière de Noyalo (57km)
• Presqu'île de la Villeneuve (58km)
• Anse de Mancel (58km)
• Réserve naturelle nationale des marais de Séné (58km)
• Pont de Kérino (63km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Pornichet (14km)
• La Baule (18km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Planète sauvage (parc) (34km)
• Parc zoologique du château de Branféré (43km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Brevin-les-Pins is in the north-west of France at 47 kilometres from Nantes, the department capital (general information: Saint-Brevin-les-Pins is 381 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors arrive by car via one of the ferry ports such as Saint-Malo or Cherbourg. Allow around 3 hours for the trip in France. For driving distances to Saint-Brevin-les-Pins from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 1 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Saint-Nazaire.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Brevin-les-Pins