Arromanches tourism and travel guide

Visit Arromanches: highlights and tourist information
Travel Guide To Visit AttractionsFrance This Way comment: Arromanches is well known as the town where the Mulberry Harbour was built during the D-Day landings in 1944
Arromanches is situated in the Calvados department and Normandy region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Arromanches. For detailed visitor information see the Arromanches travel guide.
Popular places to visit nearby include Bayeux at 9 km and Normandy landing beaches at 20 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Arromanches, France: places to visit and attractions
Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Arromanches in Normandy.
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Creully
at 9 km (direction south-east)The medieval Chateau de Creully is the highlight in Creully...
See Creully guide

Bayeux
at 9 km (direction south-west)Best known for its world-famous tapestry, Bayeux also has an imposing cathedral...
See Bayeux guide

Normandy landing beaches
at 20 km (direction west)70 years on and the Normandy Landing Beches still attract thousands of...
See Normandy landing beaches guide

Caen
at 25 km (direction east-south-east)With a castle, two abbeys and an attracive historic centre Caen is...
See Caen guide

Cabourg
Seaside resort at 37 km (direction east)One time favourite of Marcel Proust, Cabourg has one of the longest...
See Cabourg guide

Dives-sur-Mer
at 38 km (direction east)In the 'Village of William the Conqueror' at Dives-sur-Mer artisans and artists...
See Dives-sur-Mer guide

Houlgate
Seaside resort at 40 km (direction east)The beach is certainly the main attraction at Houlgate, and there are...
See Houlgate guide

Villers-sur-Mer
Seaside resort at 45 km (direction east)Villers-sur-Mer is one of several friendly beach resorts along the Normandy coast...
See Villers-sur-Mer guide

Beuvron
Most Beautiful Village at 45 km (direction east-south-east)Part of the Normandy Cider Route, Beuvron has lots of half-timberd houses...
See Beuvron guide

Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge
Garden at 53 km (direction east-south-east)The gardens of the Pays d'Auge are a beautiful mature garden set...
See Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge guide

Cambremer
at 53 km (direction east-south-east)Cambremer is a very picturesque small village, ideally explored as part of...
See Cambremer guide

Falaise
at 59 km (direction south-east)Best known for its castle, Falaise also has several other interesting monuments...
See Falaise guide

Barfleur
Most Beautiful Village at 59 km (direction west-north-west), in the Manche departmentBarfleur is listed among the 'most beautiful villages in France' and the...
See Barfleur guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Calvados
Map of places to visit near Arromanches
Markets in and near Arromanches
- Bayeux: market Wednesday & Saturday (9km)
- Courseulles-sur-Mer: market Tuesday & Friday (12km)
- Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer: market Thursday (17km)
- Tilly-sur-Seulles: market Sunday (18km)
- Douvres-la-Delivrande: market Thursday (18km)
- Le Molay-Littry: market Thursday (21km)
- Caen: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Friday (26km)
- Herouville-Saint-Clair: market Wednesday (26km)
- Ouistreham: market Wednesday & Saturday - seasonal market only (28km)
- Ouistreham: market Thursday & Sunday & Friday (28km)
Hotels near Arromanches
More information about Arromanches, Normandy
Tourist attractions near Arromanches, France
What to do at Arromanches? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Arromanches.
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Beuvron (45km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (8km)
- Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (9km)
- Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (10km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (10km)
- Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (26km)
- Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (28km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Brécy (8km)
- Plantbessin (20km)
- Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (56km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Bayeux (9km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Jardin des plantes de Caen (25km)
- Forêt de Cerisy (26km)
- Prairie (Caen) (26km)
- Pegasus Bridge (27km)
- Baie des Veys (38km)
- Roches de Ham (46km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Villers-Bocage (29km)
- Torigni-sur-Vire (43km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Cabourg (37km)
- Domjean (49km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Jurques (39km)
Geography and distances
Arromanches is in the north of France at 25 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Arromanches is 223 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Arromanches
from Caen (prefecture): 25 km
from Paris: 223 km
from Calais: 251 km
from Nice: 869 km
from Bordeaux: 501 km
from Strasbourg: 616 km
Getting here
Most visitors arrive by car typically by ferry into Cherbourg or Caen on the Normandy coast For driving distances to Arromanches from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 13 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Asnelles, Bazenville, Crepon, Longues-sur-Mer, Magny-en-Bessin, Manvieux, Meuvaines, Ryes, Saint-Come-de-Fresne, Sommervieu, Tracy-sur-Mer, Vaux-sur-Aure and Villiers-le-Sec.
This page in French: Visiter Arromanches