Insectarium and more: what to see in Lizio
Lizio’s list takes in 4 châteaux, 3 museums and an attraction. We list 5 places to visit in Lizio and 4 within 5 km of its centre. A short walk covers 2, both within 1 km. Day-trippers head 10 km out to Château de Josselin.
Leading places in Lizio
The rest of the best known are 2 museums, an attraction and a zoo.
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.
Around Lizio, mapped
Furthest from the centre is Château des Timbrieux, 4.7 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Lizio; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What there is to see
4 châteaux or heritage sites and 3 museums or galleries top the count.
Dark: in Lizio. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The places, one by one
First the 5 in town, then the 4 within 5 km of its centre.
The 5 places in Lizio first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
A little further out
Château de Josselin (10 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
ChâteauChâteau de Josselin10 km north, in Josselin
CathedralCathédrale Saint-Pierre de Vannes29 km southwest, in VannesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Trécesson22 km northeast, in Campénéac
MuseumHorloge astronomique de Ploërmel12 km northeast, in PloërmelChâteauChâteauChâteau de Trédion9.8 km southwest, in Trédion
MuseumMusée des poupées et des jouets de Josselin10 km north, in JosselinZooZooParc zoologique du château de Branféré31 km south, in Le GuernoChâteauChâteauForteresse de Largoët17 km southwest, in ElvenArchaeological siteArchaeological siteHotié de Viviane24 km northeast, in PaimpontFortFortPorte Saint-Vincent29 km southwest, in Vannes
ChâteauChâteau du Plessis-Josso27 km south, in Theix-NoyaloAttractionAttractionTombeau de Merlin38 km northeast, in PaimpontPlaces within 40 km of Lizio with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions before you go to Lizio
What is there to see in Lizio?
The first on our list in Lizio are Insectarium, L'univers du Poète Ferrailleur, Musée des carrières and Serre au papillon. We list 5 places in town. Another 4 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Lizio?
3 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Insectarium, Musée des carrières and Écomusée des vieux métiers.
What well-known places are within a day out of Lizio?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Josselin (10 km), Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Vannes (29 km), Château de Trécesson (22 km), Horloge astronomique de Ploërmel (12 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 Lizio, 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 (5)
- Château de Josselin: JLPC, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Vannes: nl:User:LimoWreck, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Horloge astronomique de Ploërmel: Philippe Alès, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des poupées et des jouets de Josselin: Tsaag Valren, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château du Plessis-Josso: Carabas1, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.