Beaulieu tourism and travel guide

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Visit Beaulieu: highlights and tourist information

Beaulieu 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 Beaulieu in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Vire at 10 km and Domfront at 37 km.

Beaulieu, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Vire

at 10 km (direction south-west)

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

See Vire guide

Domfront

at 37 km (direction south-south-east), in the Orne department

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

See Domfront guide

Bayeux

at 41 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Bayeux guide

Caen

at 45 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Caen guide

Falaise

at 46 km (direction east)

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

See Falaise guide

Creully

at 46 km (direction north-east)

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

See Creully guide

Bagnoles de l'Orne

at 49 km (direction south-east), in the Orne department

The town of Bagnoles-de-l'Orne is very pleasant, and well known as a spa town...

See Bagnoles de l'Orne guide

Coutances

at 50 km (direction west-north-west), in the Manche department

Coutances is well known for its impressive cathedral, built in the 113th century...

See Coutances guide

Arromanches

at 50 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Arromanches guide

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Reserve excursions near Beaulieu

Map of places to visit near Beaulieu

Markets in and near Beaulieu

• Vire: market Friday (9km)
• Torigni-sur-Vire: market Monday (18km)
• Aunay-sur-Odon: market Saturday (18km)
• Conde-sur-Noireau: market Thursday (21km)
• Sourdeval: market Tuesday (22km)
• Villers-Bocage: market Wednesday (22km)
• Thury-Harcourt: market Tuesday (26km)
• Flers: market Wednesday & Saturday (26km)
• Saint-Lo: market Saturday & Friday (30km)
• Villedieu-les-Poeles: market Tuesday (31km)

More information about Beaulieu, Normandy

Tourist attractions near Beaulieu, France

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

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Domfront (37km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin (56km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (33km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (41km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (42km)
• Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (42km)
• Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (45km)
• Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (45km)

Remarkable gardens

• Plantbessin (33km)
• Jardins du château de Brécy (45km)
• Argences (46km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Bayeux (42km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forêt de Saint-Sever (19km)
• Roches de Ham (21km)
• Rochers des Parcs (26km)
• Forêt de Cerisy (31km)
• Prairie (Caen) (44km)
• Jardin des plantes de Caen (45km)
• Pegasus Bridge (54km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Torigni-sur-Vire (18km)
• Villers-Bocage (22km)
• Villedieu-les-Poeles (31km)
• Ducey (47km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Domjean (18km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Jurques (11km)
• Parc zoologique de Champrepus (38km)

Geography and distances

Beaulieu is in the north of France at 45 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Beaulieu is 232 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 Beaulieu from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 15 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Burcy, Carville, Etouvy, La Graverie, Le Beny-Bocage, Le Desert, Le Reculey, Le Tourneur, Montchamp, Montchauvet, Pierres, Presles, Saint-Charles-de-Percy, Saint-Pierre-Tarentaine and Sainte-Marie-Laumont.

This page in French: Visiter Beaulieu