Saint-Helen tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Dinan Rue du Jerzual at 6 km from Saint-Helen

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Visit Saint-Helen: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Helen 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 Saint-Helen in Brittany.

Popular places to visit nearby include Dinan Rue du Jerzual at 6 km and Dinan basilica of Saint-Sauveur at 6 km.

Saint-Helen, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Dinan Rue du Jerzual

at 6 km (direction west)

The Rue du Jerzual and the port are two of the most picturesque areas...

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Dinan basilica of Saint-Sauveur

Church at 6 km (direction west-south-west)

The basilica of Saint-Sauveur in Dinan incorporates romanesque elements from the 12th century and...

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Dinan

at 7 km (direction west-south-west)

The extensive medieval centre of the walled town of Dinan ensure its popularity -...

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Dinan church of Saint-Malo

Church at 7 km (direction west)

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

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Chateau de Dinan

Castle at 7 km (direction west-south-west)

Dinan castle is an imposing medieval castle which also has views across the town...

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Saint-Suliac

Most Beautiful Village at 11 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Saint Suliac is a beautiful village on the estuary of the River Rance in...

See Saint-Suliac guide

Combourg

at 17 km (direction east-south-east), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Combourg is best known for the Chateau de Combourg, once home to Chateaubriand, the...

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Dol-de-Bretagne

at 17 km (direction east-north-east), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

The lovely old town in Dol-de-Bretagne ensure it remains one of the most popular...

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Mont-Dol

at 18 km (direction east-north-east), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Mont Dol is a small village with a hill top on which stands a...

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Dinard

at 19 km (direction north-north-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

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

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Becherel

at 19 km (direction south), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Becherel is a pretty town and a centre for books....

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Dinard Pointe du Moulinet

at 20 km (direction north-north-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

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

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Saint-Malo

at 20 km (direction north-north-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

We were pleased to discover that Saint-Malo, often considered a ferry port, is also...

See Saint-Malo guide

Emerald Coast

at 20 km (direction north-north-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

The Emerald Coast in northern Brittany is extremely popular with visitors and contains numerous...

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... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Cotes-d'Armor

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Map of places to visit near Saint-Helen

Markets in and near Saint-Helen

• Dinan: market Thursday (7km)
• Combourg: market Monday (17km)
• Dol-de-Bretagne: market Saturday (18km)
• Tinteniac: market Wednesday (18km)
• Dinard: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (20km)
• Saint-Malo: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (21km)
• Lancieux: market Tuesday & Tuesday (21km)
• Plancoet: market Saturday (21km)
• Saint-Lunaire: market Sunday - seasonal market only (21km)
• Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer: market Friday (22km)

More information about Saint-Helen, Brittany

Tourist attractions near Saint-Helen, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Baie du Mont Saint-Michel (38km)
• Cap d'Erquy / Cap Frehel (41km)

Heritage sites

• Mont-Saint-Michel (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (38km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Dinan (7km)
• Granville (49km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château de la Bourbansais (9km)
• Jardins de Montmarin (14km)
• Parc du château de Caradeuc (19km)
• Jardin du château de La Ballue (31km)
• Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (35km)
• Jardin des fontaines et parc de l’Athanor (51km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Estuaire de la Rance (10km)
• Îlots Notre-Dame et Chevret (14km)
• Rance (fleuve) (20km)
• Embouchure - Rance (20km)
• Pointe de la Varde (24km)
• Baie de Lancieux, baie de l'Arguenon, archipel de Saint-Malo et Dinard (24km)
• Havre de Rothéneuf (24km)
• Cézembre (24km)
• Île Besnard (24km)
• Côte de Cancale à Paramé (25km)
• Îlot de la Colombière (25km)
• Île des Rimains (25km)
• Île du Guesclin (26km)
• Étangs du canal d'Ille-et-Rance (27km)
• Pointe du Grouin (28km)
• Île des Landes (28km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Sougeal (34km)
• Cap Frehel (35km)
• Embouchure - Couesnon (37km)
• Couesnon (37km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Nid-au-Merle (40km)
• Forêt de Rennes (43km)
• Complexe forestier Rennes-Liffré-Chèvre, étang et lande d'Ouée, forêt de Haute-Sève (43km)
• Chausey (44km)
• Le Grand-Pourier (45km)
• Îlot du Verdelet (46km)
• Source - Rance (47km)
• Forêt de Chevré (54km)

Towns of Art and history

• Dinard (19km)
• Rennes (45km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Dol-de-Bretagne (18km)
• Bedee (32km)
• Saint-Brice-en-Cogles (44km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Juvat (14km)
• Saint-Malo (21km)
• Le Rheu (43km)
• Cesson-Sevigne (47km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Helen is in the north-west of France at 60 kilometres from Saint-Brieuc, the department capital (general information: Saint-Helen is 319 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 Saint-Helen from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): La Vicomte-sur-Rance, Lanvallay, Lehon, Les Champs-Geraux, Miniac-Morvan, Pleudihen-sur-Rance, Saint-Pierre-de-Plesguen, Saint-Samson-sur-Rance, Taden and Tresse.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Helen