Aunay-sur-Odon tourism and travel guide

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Visit Aunay-sur-Odon: highlights and tourist information

Aunay-sur-Odon is situated in the Calvados department and Normandy region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Aunay-sur-Odon in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Caen at 26 km and Vire at 28 km.

Aunay-sur-Odon, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Caen

at 26 km (direction east-north-east)

With a castle, two abbeys and an attracive historic centre Caen is a very...

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Vire

at 28 km (direction south-west)

When you visit Vire be sure to also explore the Route des Gorges de...

See Vire guide

Bayeux

at 29 km (direction north-north-west)

Best known for its world-famous tapestry, Bayeux also has an imposing cathedral...

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Creully

at 30 km (direction north-north-east)

The medieval Chateau de Creully is the highlight in Creully...

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Falaise

at 35 km (direction east-south-east)

Best known for its castle, Falaise also has several other interesting monuments in the...

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Arromanches

at 36 km (direction east-south-east)

Arromanches is well known as the town where the Mulberry Harbour was built during...

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Normandy landing beaches

at 44 km (direction north-west)

70 years on and the Normandy Landing Beches still attract thousands of visitors interested...

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Beuvron

Most Beautiful Village at 47 km (direction east-north-east)

Part of the Normandy Cider Route, Beuvron has lots of half-timberd houses and is...

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Domfront

at 48 km (direction south), in the Orne department

The castle forms an excellent backdrop to the cobbled streets in the old town...

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Cabourg

Seaside resort at 48 km (direction east-north-east)

One time favourite of Marcel Proust, Cabourg has one of the longest and active...

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Dives-sur-Mer

at 49 km (direction east-north-east)

In the 'Village of William the Conqueror' at Dives-sur-Mer artisans and artists are brought...

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Houlgate

Seaside resort at 51 km (direction east-north-east)

The beach is certainly the main attraction at Houlgate, and there are also some...

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Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge

Garden at 52 km (direction east)

The gardens of the Pays d'Auge are a beautiful mature garden set around a...

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Cambremer

at 52 km (direction east)

Cambremer is a very picturesque small village, ideally explored as part of the Normandy...

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Map of places to visit near Aunay-sur-Odon

Markets in and near Aunay-sur-Odon

Market days in Aunay-sur-Odon: weekly market: Saturday;

• Aunay-sur-Odon: market Saturday (0km)
• Villers-Bocage: market Wednesday (7km)
• Thury-Harcourt: market Tuesday (12km)
• Tilly-sur-Seulles: market Sunday (17km)
• Conde-sur-Noireau: market Thursday (20km)
• Torigni-sur-Vire: market Monday (26km)
• Caen: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Friday (27km)
• Vire: market Friday (27km)
• Mondeville: market Thursday (28km)
• Bayeux: market Wednesday & Saturday (30km)

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Tourist attractions near Aunay-sur-Odon, France

What to do at Aunay-sur-Odon? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Aunay-sur-Odon.

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Beuvron (47km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Argentan (54km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (27km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (27km)
• Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (27km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (29km)
• Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (29km)
• Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (29km)

Remarkable gardens

• Plantbessin (24km)
• Jardins du château de Brécy (29km)
• Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (41km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Bayeux (30km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Rochers des Parcs (17km)
• Prairie (Caen) (26km)
• Forêt de Cerisy (26km)
• Jardin des plantes de Caen (27km)
• Roches de Ham (30km)
• Pegasus Bridge (36km)
• Forêt de Saint-Sever (37km)
• Baie des Veys (54km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Villers-Bocage (7km)
• Torigni-sur-Vire (26km)
• Villedieu-les-Poeles (48km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Domjean (29km)
• Cabourg (48km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Jurques (9km)

Geography and distances

Aunay-sur-Odon is in the north of France at 26 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Aunay-sur-Odon is 219 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors arrive by car typically by ferry into Cherbourg or Caen on the Normandy coast For driving distances to Aunay-sur-Odon from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 13 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Banneville-sur-Ajon, Bauquay, Bonnemaison, Campandre-Valcongrain, Courvaudon, Le Mesnil-Au-Grain, Longvillers, Maisoncelles-Pelvey, Ondefontaine, Roucamps, Saint-Agnan-le-Malherbe, Saint-Georges-d'Aunay and Tracy-Bocage.

This page in French: Visiter Aunay-sur-Odon