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Visit Orbec: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Orbec is situated in the Calvados department (Normandy region) in the north of France at 58 km from Caen, the department capital. (General information: Orbec is 143 km from Paris and 238 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Lisieux at 19 km from Orbec
Popular places to visit near Orbec: these include Lisieux at 19 km and Cambremer at 30 km.
Boutemont is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 22km and Abbey of Bec-Hellouin is a listed 'national monument' at 33km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Orbec, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Orbec
See France This Way travel guides for Calvados and Normandy (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Orbec.
Note that all distances from Orbec shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Orbec holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Orbec (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in Normandy and Calvados gites and villas
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Orbec and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Boutemont (22km) : Arboretum d'Harcourt (33km) : Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (35km) : Jardins du château du Champ de Bataille (37km) : Sassy (49km) :
- National Monuments: Abbey of Bec-Hellouin (33km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Beuvron (37km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Pont-Audemer (38km) : Touques (42km) : Honfleur (46km) : Cabourg (48km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Argentan (44km) :
Map of places to visit near Orbec & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Orbec
Canton: Orbec
Arrondissement: Lisieux
Department: Calvados
Region: Normandy
Postcode: 14290
Distance to Orbec
from Caen: 58 km
from Paris: 143 km
from Calais: 238 km
from Nice: 791 km
from Bordeaux: 471 km
from Strasbourg: 540 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 12 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Orbec): Cernay, Cerqueux, Friardel, La Chapelle-Gauthier, La Chapelle-Yvon, La Folletiere-Abenon, La Vespiere, Meulles, Saint-Germain-la-Campagne, Saint-Jean-du-Thenney, Saint-Mards-de-Fresne and Tordouet.
Getting here
Calvados 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 Orbec from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Orbec