Saint-Samson-sur-Rance tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Dinan Rue du Jerzual at 4 km from Saint-Samson-sur-Rance

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Visit Saint-Samson-sur-Rance: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Samson-sur-Rance 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-Samson-sur-Rance in Brittany.

Popular places to visit nearby include Dinan Rue du Jerzual at 4 km and Dinan church of Saint-Malo at 4 km.

Saint-Samson-sur-Rance, 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 4 km (direction south-south-west)

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

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Dinan church of Saint-Malo

Church at 4 km (direction south-south-west)

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

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Dinan basilica of Saint-Sauveur

Church at 4 km (direction south-south-west)

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

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Dinan

at 4 km (direction south-south-west)

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

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Chateau de Dinan

Castle at 5 km (direction south-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 10 km (direction north-east), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

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

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Plancoet

at 15 km (direction west)

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

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Dinard

at 16 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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Saint-Briac-sur-Mer

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

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

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Dinard Pointe du Moulinet

at 17 km (direction 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-Jacut-de-la-Mer

Seaside resort at 17 km (direction north-west)

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

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Dinard Pointe de la Malouine

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

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

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Saint-Lunaire

Seaside resort at 17 km (direction north-north-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

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

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Saint-Malo

at 18 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...

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Map of places to visit near Saint-Samson-sur-Rance

Markets in and near Saint-Samson-sur-Rance

• Dinan: market Thursday (4km)
• Plancoet: market Saturday (15km)
• Lancieux: market Tuesday & Tuesday (16km)
• Dinard: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (16km)
• Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer: market Friday (16km)
• Saint-Lunaire: market Sunday - seasonal market only (17km)
• Saint-Malo: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (18km)
• Dol-de-Bretagne: market Saturday (22km)
• Matignon: market Wednesday (22km)
• Combourg: market Monday (22km)

More information about Saint-Samson-sur-Rance, Brittany

Tourist attractions near Saint-Samson-sur-Rance, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Cap d'Erquy / Cap Frehel (35km)
• Baie du Mont Saint-Michel (42km)

Heritage sites

• Mont-Saint-Michel (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (42km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Dinan (4km)
• Granville (50km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins de Montmarin (10km)
• Jardins du château de la Bourbansais (14km)
• Parc du château de Caradeuc (23km)
• Jardin du château de La Ballue (37km)
• Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (40km)
• Jardin des fontaines et parc de l’Athanor (56km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Estuaire de la Rance (9km)
• Îlots Notre-Dame et Chevret (12km)
• Rance (fleuve) (17km)
• Embouchure - Rance (17km)
• Baie de Lancieux, baie de l'Arguenon, archipel de Saint-Malo et Dinard (19km)
• Îlot de la Colombière (20km)
• Cézembre (21km)
• Pointe de la Varde (22km)
• Havre de Rothéneuf (22km)
• Île Besnard (23km)
• Côte de Cancale à Paramé (24km)
• Île du Guesclin (25km)
• Île des Rimains (26km)
• Pointe du Grouin (28km)
• Île des Landes (28km)
• Cap Frehel (30km)
• Étangs du canal d'Ille-et-Rance (33km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Sougeal (39km)
• Le Grand-Pourier (39km)
• Îlot du Verdelet (41km)
• Embouchure - Couesnon (41km)
• Couesnon (41km)
• Source - Rance (43km)
• Chausey (44km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Nid-au-Merle (45km)
• Forêt de Rennes (48km)
• Complexe forestier Rennes-Liffré-Chèvre, étang et lande d'Ouée, forêt de Haute-Sève (48km)

Towns of Art and history

• Dinard (16km)
• Rennes (49km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Dol-de-Bretagne (22km)
• Bedee (35km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Juvat (15km)
• Saint-Malo (18km)
• Le Rheu (47km)
• Cesson-Sevigne (52km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Samson-sur-Rance is in the north-west of France at 54 kilometres from Saint-Brieuc, the department capital (general information: Saint-Samson-sur-Rance is 324 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-Samson-sur-Rance from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Dinan, La Vicomte-sur-Rance, Lanvallay, Lehon, Pleslin-Trigavou, Pleudihen-sur-Rance, Plouer-sur-Rance, Quevert, Saint-Helen and Taden.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Samson-sur-Rance