Vannes travel guide
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Visit Vannes: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Vannes is situated in the Morbihan department (Brittany region) in the north-west of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Morbihan department. (General information: Vannes is 401 km from Paris and 496 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Vannes (page also includes a photo gallery for Vannes)
Popular places to visit near Vannes: these include Morbihan Gulf at 7 km and Ile-d'Arz at 8 km. Golfe du Morbihan is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 7km and La Vraie-Croix is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 16km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Vannes: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 4*; Vannes has a protected historical centre "secteur sauvegardé" (see also historical French towns);
Selected places to visit and attractions near Vannes, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Vannes and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Vannes
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins de Kerambar’h (26km) : Parc Victor Chevassu (46km) :
- National Monuments: Megaliths of Locmariaquer (17km) : Megalithic site of Carnac (25km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Carnac (25km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: La Vraie-Croix (16km) : Rochefort-en-Terre (32km) : La Gacilly (49km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Guerande (44km) :
- Grand Site of France: Massif Dunaire de Gavres-Quiberon (45km) :
Map of places to visit near Vannes & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Vannes
Canton: Vannes
Arrondissement: Vannes
Department: Morbihan
Region: Brittany
Postcode: 56000
Distance to Vannes
from Vannes: 0 km
from Paris: 401 km
from Calais: 496 km
from Nice: 894 km
from Bordeaux: 356 km
from Strasbourg: 786 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way
Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Vannes (within 6 km): Arradon : Plescop : Saint-Ave : Sene :
Vannes holidays and travel
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Family fun: Holiday villages in Brittany
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Holiday rentals: Morbihan gites and villas
This page in French: Visitez Vannes


