Galerie des glaces and more: what to see in Préfailles
We list 2 places to visit in Préfailles and one within 5 km of its centre. They include a gallery, a museum and a theme park. If you have a day, head to Château de Pornic, 8.7 km away.
Most famous in Préfailles
Alongside Galerie des glaces you find a museum and a theme park.
Best 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.
The lie of the land
Out at 2.2 km is Le Sémaphore, the farthest.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Préfailles; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What is on offer
2 of the 3 are museums or galleries, more than any other kind.
Dark: in Préfailles. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every one of them
The 2 inside Préfailles come first, then one more within 5 km of its centre.
The 2 places in Préfailles first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Préfailles → · Parks and trails in Préfailles →
Day trips from Préfailles
Start with Château de Pornic, 8.7 km off, the best known of 12.
ChâteauChâteau de Pornic8.7 km east, in PornicChâteauChâteauChâteau de Noirmoutier15 km south, in Noirmoutier-en-l'Île
AttractionBase sous-marine de Saint-Nazaire16 km north, in Saint-NazaireFortFortPoche de Saint-Nazaire17 km north, in Saint-Nazaire
MuseumEspadon (S637)16 km north, in Saint-Nazaire
AbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame de Blanche-Couronne30 km northeast, in La Chapelle-LaunayAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Noirmoutier15 km south, in Noirmoutier-en-l'Île
ChâteauChâteau de Ranrouët35 km north, in Herbignac
ChâteauChâteau de Careil23 km northwest, in Guérande
ZooPlanète sauvage34 km east, in Port-Saint-Père
MuseumEscal'Atlantic17 km north, in Saint-NazaireChâteauChâteauChâteau du Bois-Rouaud27 km east, in Chaumes-en-RetzPlaces within 40 km of Préfailles with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Your questions on Préfailles
What is there to see in Préfailles?
The first on our list in Préfailles are Galerie des glaces and Le Sémaphore. We list 2 places in town. Another 1 is within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Préfailles?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Galerie des glaces and Le Sémaphore.
What well-known places are within a day out of Préfailles?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Pornic (8.7 km), Château de Noirmoutier (15 km), Base sous-marine de Saint-Nazaire (16 km), Poche de Saint-Nazaire (17 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 Préfailles, 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 (8)
- Château de Pornic: Pierre Dargham, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Base sous-marine de Saint-Nazaire: KaTeznik, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Espadon (S637): Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbaye Notre-Dame de Blanche-Couronne: KaTeznik, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Ranrouët: Chateau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Careil: KaTeznik, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Planète sauvage: Mith, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Escal'Atlantic: SS_Normandie_at_sea_view.JPG : * SS_Normandie_at_sea.jpg : Vick the Viking derivative work: Altair78 derivative work: Altair78, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.