Castle
Château des ducs de Bretagne
Nantes · 2 h 30 to 3 h 30
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Beach
La Baule Beach
La Baule-Escoublac · 3 hours to a full day, longer to walk the whole bay
Activity
Les Machines de l’île
Nantes · 2 to 3 hours
Hotel
Domaine de la Bretesche
Missillac · 1 night to a week or more
Hotel
Hôtel Barrière L'Hermitage La Baule
La Baule · 2 to 7 nights
Activity
Planète Sauvage
Port-Saint-Père · A full day
Lighthouse
Pointe Saint-Gildas Light
Préfailles · 1 to 2 hours with the museum and a walk on the headland.
Village
Trentemoult
Rezé · 1 h 30 to 3 hours, half a day with lunch or combined with Nantes
Activity
Océarium du Croisic
Le Croisic · About 1 h 30
Hotel
Château de Maubreuil
Carquefou / Nantes · 1 night to several days
Festival
Hellfest
Clisson · 1 to 4 days
Beach
Plage de Monsieur Hulot
Saint-Nazaire · 3 hours to a full day
Village
Pornic
Pornic · Half a day minimum, a full day with the coastal path and the beach
Beach
Plage des Libraires
Pornichet · 3 hours to a full day
Village
Clisson
Clisson · Half a day minimum, ideally a full day with La Garenne Lemot
Castle
Château de Châteaubriant
Châteaubriant · 1 h 30 to 2 hours
Castle
Château de Clisson
Clisson · 1 to 1 h 30
Lighthouse
Grand Charpentier Lighthouse
Large de Saint-Nazaire · 30 min to 1 h from a viewpoint
Beach
Plage de la Noëveillard
Pornic · 3 hours to a full day
Activity
Terre de Sel, Guérande salt marshes
Guérande · 45 minutes to 1 h 30 depending on the tour
Viewpoint
Côte Sauvage of Le Croisic
Le Croisic · 45 minutes to 1 h 30.
Village
Le Croisic
Le Croisic · Half a day minimum, ideally a full day with the Côte Sauvage or the Océarium
Village
Piriac-sur-Mer
Piriac-sur-Mer · 2 hours to half a day, a full day with the beach or the coastal path
Beach
Plage du Nau
Le Pouliguen · 3 hours to a full day
Lighthouse
Tréhic Lighthouse
Le Croisic · 45 min to 1 h 15 there and back from the start of the jetty, longer with the port.
Beach
Plage de Port-Lin
Le Croisic · 2 h 30 to a full day
Viewpoint
Côte Sauvage of Batz-sur-Mer
Batz-sur-Mer · 45 minutes to 1 h 30.
Viewpoint
Saint-Nazaire seafront
Saint-Nazaire · 30 minutes to 1 h 30, depending on the walk.
Viewpoint
Pointe Saint-Gildas
Préfailles · 1 h to 2 h 30, depending on the route and a possible visit to the semaphore.
Viewpoint
Terril d’Abbaretz
Abbaretz · 45 minutes to 1 h 30, or 2 hours for the 8 km Sentier de la Mine.
Beach
Plage de l’Océan
Saint-Brevin-les-Pins · 3 hours to a full day
Beach
Plage Valentin
Batz-sur-Mer · 3 hours to a full day
Village
Batz-sur-Mer
Batz-sur-Mer · At least half a day, ideally a full day to combine the centre, the marshes, the museum and the coast
Activity
Aqua Jet Pornichet
Pornichet · 1 to 3 hours
Castle
Château d'Oudon
Oudon · 1 h to 1 h 30
Lighthouse
Kerlédé Lighthouse
Saint-Nazaire · 15 to 30 minutes.
Beach
Plage de Pen Bron
La Turballe · 2 h 30 to a full day
Beach
Grande Plage de Tharon
Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef · 3 hours to a full day
Beach
Port Saint-Michel
Batz-sur-Mer · 2 hours to half a day
Beach
Plage Saint-Michel
Piriac-sur-Mer · 2 hours to half a day
Viewpoint
Roche Percée
Préfailles · 20 to 45 minutes, longer on a coastal walk.
Castle
Château de Pornic
Pornic · 30 min to 1 hour for the outside and viewpoints
Beach
Plage de Pont-Mahé
Assérac · 3 hours to a full day
Beach
Plage de Sainte-Marguerite
Pornichet · 3 hours to a full day
Castle
Château de Goulaine
Haute-Goulaine · 1 h 30 to 2 hours
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- SeasonWhat to do in Loire-Atlantique during the All Saints’ holidaysThe Machines de l’île, the Château des ducs, the Guérande salt marshes, the Brière and Clisson: our ideas for the 2026 All Saints’ holidays in Loire-Atlantique.
- RankingThe most beautiful beaches in Loire-AtlantiqueLa Baule, Monsieur Hulot’s beach, Le Croisic, Pornic and Saint-Brevin: the most beautiful beaches in Loire-Atlantique, from the Côte d’Amour to the Côte de Jade.