Saint-Jean-Brevelay tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Chateau de Josselin at 18 km from Saint-Jean-Brevelay
Visit Saint-Jean-Brevelay: highlights and tourist information
Saint-Jean-Brevelay is situated in the Morbihan 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-Jean-Brevelay in Brittany.
Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Josselin at 18 km and Josselin at 18 km.
Saint-Jean-Brevelay, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Chateau de Josselin
Castle at 18 km (direction east-north-east)The Chateau de Josselin has a 1000 year history and includes both medieval and...
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Josselin
at 18 km (direction east-north-east)The castle and the river are the centre of your visit to the historic...
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Vannes
at 21 km (direction south-south-west)An unmissable highlight in this region of Brittany, the half-timbered houses in the centre...
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Sainte-Anne d'Auray
at 23 km (direction west-south-west)This ensemble of religious monuments in Sainte-Anne-d'Auray was a most unexpected discovery in southern...
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Saint-Goustan
at 28 km (direction south-west)The picturesque harbour area of Saint-Goustan is a lovely place for a promenade after...
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Auray
at 28 km (direction west-south-west)Auray is a an attractive town with lovely views across the port of Saint-Goustan...
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Morbihan Gulf
at 28 km (direction south-south-west)The Gulf of Morbihan, almost a protected lagoon on the southern coast of Brittany...
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Ile-d'Arz
Island at 29 km (direction south-south-west)The beaches and scenery along the coastal footpath combine to make the Ile d'Arz,...
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Ile aux Moines
Island at 29 km (direction south-south-west)In the Morbihan Gulf, the Ile-aux-Moines is also very easy to reach - very...
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Chateau de Pontivy
Castle at 31 km (direction north-west)The Chateau de Pontivy has dominated the centre of Pontivy in Morbihan since 1485...
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Pontivy
at 32 km (direction north-west)Pontivy is particularly interesting because it has a medieval old town and also a...
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Rochefort-en-Terre
at 33 km (direction east-south-east)Now listed as one of the 'most beautiful villages in France' you will enjoy...
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Locmariaquer
at 35 km (direction south-west)The quiet small town of Locmariquer is best known for the famous oysters produced...
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Sarzeau
at 35 km (direction south)See Suscinio Castle and the Gardens of Chateau de Kerlevenan in Sarzeau before heading...
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Map of places to visit near Saint-Jean-Brevelay
Markets in and near Saint-Jean-Brevelay
- Locmine: market Thursday (9km)
- Elven: market Friday (16km)
- Saint-Ave: market Sunday (18km)
- Josselin: market Saturday (18km)
- Vannes: market Wednesday & Saturday (21km)
- Baud: market Saturday (23km)
- Malestroit: market Thursday (26km)
- Arradon: market Friday (26km)
- Ploermel: market Friday (26km)
- Auray: market Monday (28km)
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Tourist attractions near Saint-Jean-Brevelay, France
What to do at Saint-Jean-Brevelay? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Saint-Jean-Brevelay.
Aquarium
- Aquarium de Vannes (23km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Carnac (39km)
National Monuments
- Megaliths of Locmariaquer (35km)
- Megalithic site of Carnac (39km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins de Kerambar’h (28km)
- Jardin du Botrain (44km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Source - Rivière de Noyalo (19km)
- Source - Marle (21km)
- Pont du Vincin (23km)
- Moulin à marée de Campen (23km)
- Pont de Kérino (23km)
- Vincin (23km)
- Source - Vincin (Rivière de Conleau) (24km)
- Embouchure - Vincin (Rivière de Conleau) (24km)
- Presqu'île de Conleau (24km)
- Embouchure - Marle (25km)
- Maison rose (Séné) (25km)
- Réserve naturelle nationale des marais de Séné (25km)
- Anse de Mancel (27km)
- Golfe du Morbihan (28km)
- Presqu'île de la Villeneuve (28km)
- Passage Saint-Armel (28km)
- Embouchure - Rivière de Noyalo (28km)
- Étang de Toulvern (32km)
- Saint-Philibert (Morbihan) (35km)
- Phare de Port-Navalo (36km)
- Presqu'île de Rhuys (37km)
- Massif dunaire de Gâvres-Quiberon (43km)
- Forêt de Paimpont (45km)
- Forges de Paimpont (46km)
- Lac de Guerlédan (47km)
- Île-aux-Pies (47km)
- Presqu'île de Quiberon (49km)
- Marais de Vilaine (52km)
Towns of Art and history
- Vannes (21km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Elven (16km)
- Josselin (18km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- La Vraie-Croix (22km)
- Rochefort-en-Terre (33km)
- La Gacilly (45km)
- Saint-Gilles-Vieux-Marche (48km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique du château de Branféré (37km)
Geography and distances
Saint-Jean-Brevelay is in the north-west of France at 21 kilometres from Vannes, the department capital (general information: Saint-Jean-Brevelay is 391 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Saint-Jean-Brevelay
from Vannes (prefecture): 21 km
from Paris: 391 km
from Calais: 478 km
from Nice: 900 km
from Bordeaux: 373 km
from Strasbourg: 780 km
Getting here
Most visitors While most UK visitors will arrive by car from the ferry port at Saint Malo a drive of 2-3 hours is still common. For driving distances to Saint-Jean-Brevelay from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 2 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bignan and Plumelec.
This page in French: Visiter Saint-Jean-Brevelay