Canteloup tourism and travel guide
Visit Canteloup: highlights and tourist information
To Visit AttractionsCanteloup is situated in the Calvados department and Normandy region, in the north of France at 18 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Canteloup is 184 kilometres from Paris).
Popular places to visit nearby include Beuvron at 9 km and Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge at 13 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Canteloup, 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 Canteloup 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 Canteloup
Markets in and near Canteloup
- Troarn: market Saturday (6km)
- Mezidon-Canon: market Sunday (8km)
- Mondeville: market Thursday (14km)
- Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives: market Monday (15km)
- Herouville-Saint-Clair: market Wednesday (16km)
- Dives-sur-Mer: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (17km)
- Cabourg: market Thursday & Monday & Saturday - seasonal market only (17km)
- Cabourg: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (17km)
- Caen: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Friday (17km)
- Ouistreham: market Wednesday & Saturday - seasonal market only (18km)
More information about Canteloup, Normandy
Tourist attractions near Canteloup, France
Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Canteloup.
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Beuvron (9km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (18km)
- Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (35km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (36km)
- Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (36km)
- Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (44km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (17km)
- Boutemont (26km)
- Jardins du château de Brécy (35km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Bayeux (45km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Pegasus Bridge (16km)
- Prairie (Caen) (18km)
- Jardin des plantes de Caen (19km)
- Rochers des Parcs (35km)
Towns of Art and history
- Orbec (41km)
- Le Havre (43km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Villers-Bocage (38km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Cabourg (17km)
- Touques (29km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Lisieux (33km)
Geography and distances
Distance to Canteloup
from Caen (prefecture): 18 km
from Paris: 184 km
from Calais: 247 km
from Nice: 828 km
from Bordeaux: 479 km
from Strasbourg: 579 km
Getting here
Canteloup 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 Canteloup from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 19 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Airan, Argences, Bellengreville, Billy, Bissieres, Cesny-Aux-Vignes-Ouezy, Cleville, Croissanville, Hotot-en-Auge, Janville, Magny-le-Freule, Mery-Corbon, Moult, Saint-Ouen-du-Mesnil-Oger, Saint-Pair, Saint-Pierre-du-Jonquet, Saint-Samson, Troarn and Vimont.
This page in French: Visiter Canteloup
