Bernesq tourism and travel guide
Visit Bernesq: highlights and tourist information
To Visit AttractionsBernesq is situated in the Calvados department and Normandy region, in the north of France at 43 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Bernesq is 244 kilometres from Paris).
Popular places to visit nearby include Normandy landing beaches at 12 km and Bayeux at 17 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Bernesq, 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 Bernesq in Normandy.
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Calvados
Map of places to visit near Bernesq
Markets in and near Bernesq
- Le Molay-Littry: market Thursday (6km)
- Isigny-sur-Mer: market Wednesday & Saturday (12km)
- Grandcamp-Maisy: market Sunday (15km)
- Bayeux: market Wednesday & Saturday (17km)
- Saint-Lo: market Saturday & Friday (20km)
- Carentan: market Monday all day (22km)
- Tilly-sur-Seulles: market Sunday (25km)
- Torigni-sur-Vire: market Monday (27km)
- Marigny: market Wednesday (29km)
- Villers-Bocage: market Wednesday (30km)
More information about Bernesq, Normandy
Tourist attractions near Bernesq, France
Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Bernesq.
Heritage sites
- Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue tours (Vauban fortifications) (42km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Barfleur (50km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin (26km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (8km)
- Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (17km)
- Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (26km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (26km)
- Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (27km)
- Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (43km)
Remarkable gardens
- Plantbessin (13km)
- Jardins du château de Brécy (28km)
- Argences (46km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Bayeux (17km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Forêt de Cerisy (10km)
- Baie des Veys (18km)
- Roches de Ham (28km)
- Jardin des plantes de Caen (42km)
- Prairie (Caen) (43km)
- Rochers des Parcs (53km)
Towns of Art and history
- Coutances (46km)
- Valognes (47km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Torigni-sur-Vire (27km)
- Villers-Bocage (30km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Domjean (32km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Jurques (33km)
Geography and distances
Distance to Bernesq
from Caen (prefecture): 43 km
from Paris: 244 km
from Calais: 273 km
from Nice: 881 km
from Bordeaux: 494 km
from Strasbourg: 639 km
Getting here
Bernesq 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 Bernesq from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 15 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aignerville, Bricqueville, Cartigny-l'Epinay, Castilly, Colombieres, Ecrammeville, La Folie, Le Molay-Littry, Mandeville-en-Bessin, Rubercy, Saint-Marcouf, Saint-Martin-de-Blagny, Saonnet, Tournieres and Trevieres.
This page in French: Visiter Bernesq
