Cabourg tourism and travel guide
Visit Cabourg: highlights and tourist information
Travel Guide To Visit AttractionsFrance This Way comment: One time favourite of Marcel Proust, Cabourg has one of the longest and active beaches in the region
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Cabourg. For detailed visitor information see the Cabourg travel guide
Cabourg is situated in the Calvados, Normandy region, in the north of France at 22 km from Caen, the department capital. (General information: Cabourg is 186 km from Paris).
Tourist classifications for Cabourg include "ville fleurie 4*".
Popular places to visit nearby include Houlgate at 3 km and Villers-sur-Mer at 9 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Cabourg, France: places to visit and attractions
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend when sightseeing close to Cabourg in Normandy. Note that all distances shown are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater.
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Calvados
Map of places to visit near Cabourg
Markets in and near Cabourg
Market days in Cabourg: seasonal market: Thursday & Monday & Saturday; weekly market: Wednesday & Tuesday & Sunday & Friday;
- Cabourg: market Thursday & Monday & Saturday - seasonal market only (0km)
- Cabourg: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (0km)
- Dives-sur-Mer: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (1km)
- Houlgate: market Thursday (3km)
- Villers-sur-Mer: market Tuesday & Friday (9km)
- Ouistreham: market Wednesday & Saturday - seasonal market only (10km)
- Ouistreham: market Thursday & Sunday & Friday (10km)
- Blonville-sur-Mer: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (12km)
- Blonville-sur-Mer: market Friday (12km)
- Troarn: market Saturday (13km)
More information about Cabourg, Normandy
Tourist attractions to visit near Cabourg, France
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Cabourg and wondering what to do next!
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Beuvron (12km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Honfleur (29km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (21km) [Map]
- Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (32km) [Map]
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (34km) [Map]
- Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (34km) [Map]
- Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (43km) [Map]
Remarkable gardens
- Boutemont (27km) [Map]
- Jardins du château de Brécy (32km) [Map]
- Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (33km) [Map]
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Bayeux (43km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Pegasus Bridge (12km) [Map]
- Jardin des plantes de Caen (21km) [Map]
- Prairie (Caen) (22km) [Map]
- Rochers des Parcs (49km) [Map]
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Villers-Bocage (45km) [Map]
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Touques (17km) [Map]
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Lisieux (33km) [Map]
Geography and distances
Distance to Cabourg
from Caen (prefecture): 22 km
from Paris: 186 km
from Calais: 232 km
from Nice: 839 km
from Bordeaux: 496 km
from Strasbourg: 580 km
Getting here
Cabourg is in the north of France. Most visitors arrive by car typically by ferry into Cherbourg or Caen on the Normandy coast For driving distances to Cabourg from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than 6 kilometres from Cabourg): Brucourt, Cricqueville-en-Auge, Dives-sur-Mer, Gonneville-en-Auge, Gonneville-sur-Mer, Grangues, Houlgate, Periers-en-Auge, Petiville and Varaville.
This page in French: Visitez Cabourg