Sainte-Helene tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Port-Louis at 11 km from Sainte-Helene
Visit Sainte-Helene: highlights and tourist information
Sainte-Helene 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 Sainte-Helene in Brittany.
Popular places to visit nearby include Port-Louis at 11 km and Carnac at 18 km.
Sainte-Helene, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Port-Louis
at 11 km (direction west)Port Louis is a pleasant town with a citadel and a large sandy beach....
See Port-Louis guide
Carnac
at 18 km (direction south-east)Carnac is famius worldwide because of the extensive number of prehistoric standing stones and...
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Auray
at 18 km (direction east-south-east)Auray is a an attractive town with lovely views across the port of Saint-Goustan...
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Saint-Goustan
at 18 km (direction east-south-east)The picturesque harbour area of Saint-Goustan is a lovely place for a promenade after...
See Saint-Goustan guide
Lorient
at 19 km (direction west)Due to the fishing industry and war time damage Lorient is not a typical...
See Lorient guide
Sainte-Anne d'Auray
at 19 km (direction east)This ensemble of religious monuments in Sainte-Anne-d'Auray was a most unexpected discovery in southern...
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Carnac Plage
Seaside resort at 19 km (direction south-east)Sooner or later you might fatigue of the thousands of prehistoric monuments in Carnac...now...
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La Trinite sur Mer
at 20 km (direction south-east)The quiet harbour town of La Trinité-sur-Mer is where you can discover a traditional...
See La Trinite sur Mer guide
Ile de Groix
Island at 22 km (direction west-south-west)With a popular beach, lovely traditional cottages and scenic villages the Ile-de-Groix is one...
See Ile de Groix guide
Locmariaquer
at 26 km (direction east-south-east)The quiet small town of Locmariquer is best known for the famous oysters produced...
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Quiberon
at 27 km (direction south-south-east)Apart from the town itself, the main attraction here is the scenery and beaches...
See Quiberon guide
Port Navalo
at 29 km (direction east-south-east)Port Navalo is a small traditional and unspoiled port near Arzon...
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Clohars-Carnoet
at 30 km (direction west-north-west), in the Finistere departmentClohars Carnoet is home to the pretty port of Doelan and the port of...
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Ile aux Moines
Island at 30 km (direction east-south-east)In the Morbihan Gulf, the Ile-aux-Moines is also very easy to reach - very...
See Ile aux Moines guide
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Map of places to visit near Sainte-Helene
Markets in and near Sainte-Helene
- Etel: market Tuesday (7km)
- Riantec: market Wednesday (8km)
- Erdeven: market Thursday (9km)
- Locmiquelic: market Friday (10km)
- Port-Louis: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (10km)
- Port-Louis: market Saturday (10km)
- Hennebont: market Thursday (11km)
- Lanester: market Tuesday (12km)
- Lorient: market Wednesday & Saturday & Friday (12km)
- Larmor-Plage: market Sunday (13km)
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Tourist attractions near Sainte-Helene, France
What to do at Sainte-Helene? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Sainte-Helene.
Aquarium
- Aquarium de Vannes (34km)
Grand sites of France
- Massif Dunaire de Gavres-Quiberon (12km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Carnac (18km)
National Monuments
- Megalithic site of Carnac (18km)
- Megaliths of Locmariaquer (25km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins de Kerambar’h (10km)
- Parc Victor Chevassu (12km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Saint-Philibert (Morbihan) (21km)
- Presqu'île de Quiberon (25km)
- Étang de Toulvern (25km)
- Source - Vincin (Rivière de Conleau) (26km)
- Phare de Port-Navalo (29km)
- Pont du Vincin (31km)
- Moulin à marée de Campen (32km)
- Vincin (32km)
- Embouchure - Vincin (Rivière de Conleau) (33km)
- Golfe du Morbihan (33km)
- Presqu'île de Conleau (34km)
- Maison rose (Séné) (34km)
- Embouchure - Marle (34km)
- Pont de Kérino (34km)
- Source - Marle (35km)
- Anse de Mancel (38km)
- Presqu'île de la Villeneuve (38km)
- Réserve naturelle nationale des marais de Séné (39km)
- Presqu'île de Rhuys (39km)
- Embouchure - Rivière de Noyalo (39km)
- Passage Saint-Armel (39km)
Towns of Art and history
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Zoo de Pont-Scorff (18km)
Geography and distances
Sainte-Helene is in the north-west of France at 34 kilometres from Vannes, the department capital (general information: Sainte-Helene is 430 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Sainte-Helene
from Vannes (prefecture): 34 km
from Paris: 430 km
from Calais: 513 km
from Nice: 927 km
from Bordeaux: 379 km
from Strasbourg: 818 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 Sainte-Helene from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Belz, Kervignac, Merlevenez, Nostang and Plouhinec.
This page in French: Visiter Sainte-Helene