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Visit Orval: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Orval is situated in the Manche department (Normandy region) in the north of France at 30 km from Saint-Lo, the department capital. (General information: Orval is 280 km from Paris and 320 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Coutances at 3 km from Orval
Popular places to visit near Orval: these include Coutances at 3 km and Granville at 22 km.
Argences is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 3km and Coutances is a listed 'town of art and history' at 3km. 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 Orval, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Orval
See France This Way travel guides for Manche and Normandy (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Orval.
Note that all distances from Orval shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Orval holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Orval (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 Manche 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 Orval and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Argences (3km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel (Mont-Saint-Michel) (42km) : Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (44km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Domjean (32km) :
- Heritage Sites: Mont-Saint-Michel (42km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Coutances (3km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Granville (22km) :
- Grand Site of France: Baie du Mont Saint-Michel (42km) :
Map of places to visit near Orval & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Orval
Canton: Montmartin-sur-Mer
Arrondissement: Coutances
Department: Manche
Region: Normandy
Postcode: 50660
Distance to Orval
from Saint-Lo: 30 km
from Paris: 280 km
from Calais: 320 km
from Nice: 893 km
from Bordeaux: 469 km
from Strasbourg: 676 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 17 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Orval): Annoville, Bricqueville-la-Blouette, Contrieres, Courcy, Coutances, Gratot, Herenguerville, Heugueville-sur-Sienne, Hyenville, Montchaton, Montmartin-sur-Mer, Nicorps, Quettreville-sur-Sienne, Saint-Denis-le-Vetu, Saint-Pierre-de-Coutances, Saussey and Tourville-sur-Sienne.
Getting here
Manche is in the north of France. Most visitors arrive by car, often from the ferries at Saint-Malo, Cherbourg or Caen on the coast here which are very convenient. For driving distances to Orval from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Orval