Saint-Thuriau tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Chateau de Pontivy at 6 km from Saint-Thuriau
Visit Saint-Thuriau: highlights and tourist information
Saint-Thuriau 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-Thuriau in Brittany.
Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Pontivy at 6 km and Pontivy at 6 km.
Saint-Thuriau, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Chateau de Pontivy
Castle at 6 km (direction north-north-west)The Chateau de Pontivy has dominated the centre of Pontivy in Morbihan since 1485...
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Pontivy
at 6 km (direction north-north-west)Pontivy is particularly interesting because it has a medieval old town and also a...
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Forges des Salles
at 24 km (direction north-west), in the Cotes-d'Armor departmentAttraction or village? The Forges des Salles was a 19th century village for workers...
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Josselin
at 31 km (direction east)The castle and the river are the centre of your visit to the historic...
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Chateau de Josselin
Castle at 31 km (direction east)The Chateau de Josselin has a 1000 year history and includes both medieval and...
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Sainte-Anne d'Auray
at 35 km (direction south)This ensemble of religious monuments in Sainte-Anne-d'Auray was a most unexpected discovery in southern...
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Auray
at 39 km (direction south)Auray is a an attractive town with lovely views across the port of Saint-Goustan...
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Saint-Goustan
at 39 km (direction south)The picturesque harbour area of Saint-Goustan is a lovely place for a promenade after...
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Vannes
at 43 km (direction south-south-east)An unmissable highlight in this region of Brittany, the half-timbered houses in the centre...
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Moncontour
at 45 km (direction north-east), in the Cotes-d'Armor departmentThe highlight in Moncontour is exploring the streets of half-timbered houses within the medieval...
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Port-Louis
at 46 km (direction south-west)Port Louis is a pleasant town with a citadel and a large sandy beach....
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Lorient
at 47 km (direction west-south-west)Due to the fishing industry and war time damage Lorient is not a typical...
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Quimperle
at 48 km (direction west-south-west), in the Finistere departmentThe extremely pretty centre of Quimperlé make it one of the loveliest small towns...
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Ile aux Moines
Island at 48 km (direction south-south-east)In the Morbihan Gulf, the Ile-aux-Moines is also very easy to reach - very...
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Markets in and near Saint-Thuriau
- Pontivy: market Monday all day (5km)
- Baud: market Saturday (17km)
- Locmine: market Thursday (18km)
- Loudeac: market Saturday (23km)
- Josselin: market Saturday (31km)
- Hennebont: market Thursday (34km)
- Rostrenen: market Tuesday (36km)
- Ploeuc-sur-Lie: market Thursday (39km)
- Auray: market Monday (39km)
- Saint-Ave: market Sunday (41km)
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Tourist attractions near Saint-Thuriau, France
What to do at Saint-Thuriau? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Saint-Thuriau.
Aquarium
- Aquarium de Vannes (45km)
Grand sites of France
- Massif Dunaire de Gavres-Quiberon (47km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin du Botrain (20km)
- Jardins de Kerambar’h (31km)
- Jardin du Grand Launay (41km)
- Parc Victor Chevassu (43km)
- Jardin du Colombier (45km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Lac de Guerlédan (22km)
- Source - Vincin (Rivière de Conleau) (40km)
- Pont du Vincin (43km)
- Source - Marle (43km)
- Moulin à marée de Campen (43km)
- Source - Rance (43km)
- Vincin (44km)
- Pont de Kérino (44km)
- Source - Rivière de Noyalo (45km)
- Embouchure - Vincin (Rivière de Conleau) (45km)
- Presqu'île de Conleau (45km)
- Embouchure - Marle (46km)
- Maison rose (Séné) (46km)
- Réserve naturelle nationale des marais de Séné (48km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Josselin (31km)
- Elven (42km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Saint-Gilles-Vieux-Marche (25km)
- Quintin (43km)
- La Vraie-Croix (47km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Zoo de Pont-Scorff (41km)
Geography and distances
Saint-Thuriau is in the north-west of France at 43 kilometres from Vannes, the department capital (general information: Saint-Thuriau is 402 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Saint-Thuriau
from Vannes (prefecture): 43 km
from Paris: 402 km
from Calais: 476 km
from Nice: 924 km
from Bordeaux: 398 km
from Strasbourg: 793 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-Thuriau from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Le Sourn, Moustoir-Remungol, Noyal-Pontivy and Pontivy.
This page in French: Visiter Saint-Thuriau