Saint-Pere-en-Retz tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Pere-en-Retz: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Pere-en-Retz 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-Pere-en-Retz in Pays de la Loire.

Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Brevin-les-Pins at 10 km and Pornic at 11 km.

Saint-Pere-en-Retz, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Saint-Brevin-les-Pins

Seaside resort at 10 km (direction west-north-west)

The beach at Saint-Brevin-les-Pins is the main attraction and we also enjoyed exploring the...

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Pornic

at 11 km (direction south-south-west)

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

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Jade Coast

at 13 km (direction south-west)

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

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Les Moutiers-en-Retz

Seaside resort at 16 km (direction south-south-east)

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

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Pornichet

Seaside resort at 24 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Noirmoutier

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

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

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La Baule

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

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

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Briere Regional Natural Parc

Natural Parc at 29 km (direction north-west)

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

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Le Pouliguen

Seaside resort at 30 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Guerande

at 32 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Batz-sur-Mer

at 34 km (direction west)

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

See Batz-sur-Mer guide

Le Croisic

at 36 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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The Jardin Extraordinaire of Nantes

Garden at 37 km (direction east), in the Loire Atlantique department

The Jardin Extraordinaire de Nantes has been created in an old quarry and features...

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Nantes

at 37 km (direction east)

One of the largest towns in France, Nantes has many monuments, museums and places...

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Markets in and near Saint-Pere-en-Retz

• Saint-Brevin-les-Pins: market Wednesday (10km)
• Pornic: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (11km)
• Donges: market Thursday (13km)
• La Bernerie-en-Retz: market Friday & Tuesday - seasonal market only (14km)
• Prefailles: market Wednesday & Saturday - seasonal market only (16km)
• Le Pellerin: market Saturday (22km)
• Pornichet: market Wednesday & Saturday (24km)
• Coueron: market Thursday (24km)
• Noirmoutier: market Tuesday & Sunday & Monday & Friday (26km)
• Pontchateau: market Monday all day (26km)

More information about Saint-Pere-en-Retz, Pays de la Loire

Tourist attractions near Saint-Pere-en-Retz, France

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

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Guerande (32km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Briere (28km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin des plantes (38km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Nantes (33km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Loire Estuaire (11km)
• Pointe Sainte-Gildas (17km)
• Marais de Machecoul (29km)
• Lac de Grand-Lieu (30km)
• Marais Salants de Guérande (34km)
• Petite Amazonie de Nantes (39km)
• Île Héron (France) (42km)
• Marais de Vilaine (43km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Pornichet (24km)
• La Baule (28km)
• Notre-Dame-de-Monts (42km)
• Carquefou (43km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Planète sauvage (parc) (23km)
• Parc zoologique du château de Branféré (51km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Pere-en-Retz is in the north-west of France at 37 kilometres from Nantes, the department capital (general information: Saint-Pere-en-Retz is 375 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-Pere-en-Retz from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

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

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Pere-en-Retz