From Musée des Beaux-Arts de Morlaix on: Morlaix’s list
Most of what there is to see is châteaux or heritage sites: 15 of 22. 14 places to visit are mapped in Morlaix, with 8 more within 5 km of its centre. Among the sites in town, 5 are listed historic monuments. On foot, 9 are within 1 km of the centre. A day out reaches Cairn de Barnenez, 9.6 km away.
Morlaix’s best known
Once you have seen Musée des Beaux-Arts de Morlaix, try 2 châteaux, 2 monasteries and a museum.
Monastery or conventCouvent des Jacobinsin town
MuseumMaison à pondalezin townChâteauChâteauManoir de Kéroch'iouin townMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Ursulines de Morlaixin townBest known first: by how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each place (Wikidata’s count). It isn’t a ranking of how good they are.
How they lie
The map stretches to Château de Lannigou, 4.7 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Morlaix; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The list by type
Châteaux or heritage sites lead the count with 15; 5 are museums or galleries.
Dark: in Morlaix. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place, in and near Morlaix
The town has 14; within 5 km of its centre, the list finds 8 more.
Couvent des Ursulines de Morlaix
Convent located in Finistère, in France.
15Monastère de Saint-François de Cuburien
Monastery located in Finistère, in France.
16The 14 places in Morlaix first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Beyond the town
Cairn de Barnenez (9.6 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
Places within 40 km of Morlaix with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Practical questions about Morlaix
What is there to see in Morlaix?
The first on our list in Morlaix are Musée des Beaux-Arts de Morlaix, Manoir de Traon Feunteniou, Couvent des Jacobins and Maison à pondalez. We list 14 places in town. Another 8 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Morlaix?
5 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée des Beaux-Arts de Morlaix, Maison à pondalez, Atelier 10 and MX Arts Tour - Obsidian.
Which places in Morlaix are listed historic monuments?
5 places on this page in Morlaix are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Manoir de Traon Feunteniou, Couvent des Jacobins, Maison à pondalez and Manoir de Kéroch'iou.
What well-known places are within a day out of Morlaix?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cairn de Barnenez (9.6 km), Château du Taureau (11 km), Cathédrale Saint-Paul-Aurélien de Saint-Pol-de-Léon (16 km), Chapelle Notre-Dame du Kreisker (16 km).
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: named museums, galleries, châteaux, abbeys, gardens, zoos, theme parks and other visitor attractions whose mapped point lies inside the commune of Morlaix, then those in the communes within 5 km of its centre, and well-known places within 40 km. Houses, ruins and gardens need a sign they’re open to visitors; places marked private, closed or disused are left out. The historic-monument link is the Culture ministry’s Mérimée record. A place that isn’t mapped isn’t listed, so this isn’t everything there is to see.
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: descriptions, websites, Wikipedia articles), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries. Distances are from the commune’s centre point.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Couvent des Jacobins: Thesupermat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maison à pondalez: Thesupermat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monastère de Saint-François de Cuburien: GO69, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Lesquiffiou: Kergourlay, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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