Cauvicourt tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Caen at 17 km from Cauvicourt
Visit Cauvicourt: highlights and tourist information
Cauvicourt 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 Cauvicourt in Normandy.
Popular places to visit nearby include Caen at 17 km and Falaise at 18 km.
Cauvicourt, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Caen
at 17 km (direction north-west)With a castle, two abbeys and an attracive historic centre Caen is a very...
See Caen guide
Falaise
at 18 km (direction south-south-east)Best known for its castle, Falaise also has several other interesting monuments in the...
See Falaise guide
Beuvron
Most Beautiful Village at 22 km (direction east-north-east)Part of the Normandy Cider Route, Beuvron has lots of half-timberd houses and is...
See Beuvron guide
Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge
Garden at 26 km (direction east-north-east)The gardens of the Pays d'Auge are a beautiful mature garden set around a...
See Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge guide
Cambremer
at 26 km (direction east-north-east)Cambremer is a very picturesque small village, ideally explored as part of the Normandy...
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Cabourg
Seaside resort at 29 km (direction north-north-east)One time favourite of Marcel Proust, Cabourg has one of the longest and active...
See Cabourg guide
Dives-sur-Mer
at 29 km (direction north-east)In the 'Village of William the Conqueror' at Dives-sur-Mer artisans and artists are brought...
See Dives-sur-Mer guide
Houlgate
Seaside resort at 32 km (direction north-east)The beach is certainly the main attraction at Houlgate, and there are also some...
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Creully
at 33 km (direction north-west)The medieval Chateau de Creully is the highlight in Creully...
See Creully guide
Villers-sur-Mer
Seaside resort at 36 km (direction north-east)Villers-sur-Mer is one of several friendly beach resorts along the Normandy coast...
See Villers-sur-Mer guide
Lisieux
at 37 km (direction east-north-east)The painstaking rebuilding of Lisieux since the war has gone a long way to...
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Argentan
at 38 km (direction south-east), in the Orne departmentDespite extensive war time damage Argentan has retained several sites of interest...
See Argentan guide
Lisieux Basilica
Church at 38 km (direction east)The basilica in Lisieux is a 20th century church built in tribute to Saint-Therese,...
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Chateau de Boutemont
Castle at 39 km (direction east-north-east)Beautiful chateau and gardens in the Calvados department of Normandy...
See Chateau de Boutemont guide
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Map of places to visit near Cauvicourt
Markets in and near Cauvicourt
- Mezidon-Canon: market Sunday (14km)
- Mondeville: market Thursday (15km)
- Troarn: market Saturday (16km)
- Caen: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Friday (16km)
- Thury-Harcourt: market Tuesday (17km)
- Falaise: market Saturday (17km)
- Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives: market Monday (17km)
- Herouville-Saint-Clair: market Wednesday (18km)
- Ouistreham: market Wednesday & Saturday - seasonal market only (26km)
- Ouistreham: market Thursday & Sunday & Friday (26km)
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Tourist attractions near Cauvicourt, France
What to do at Cauvicourt? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Cauvicourt.
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Beuvron (22km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (17km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (33km)
- Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (33km)
- Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (34km)
- Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (41km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (15km)
- Jardins du château de Brécy (34km)
- Boutemont (39km)
- Plantbessin (42km)
- Sassy (47km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Bayeux (42km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Prairie (Caen) (16km)
- Jardin des plantes de Caen (18km)
- Rochers des Parcs (21km)
- Pegasus Bridge (22km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Villers-Bocage (29km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Cabourg (29km)
- Touques (42km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Jurques (36km)
- Parc zoologique de Lisieux (45km)
Geography and distances
Cauvicourt is in the north of France at 17 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Cauvicourt is 192 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Cauvicourt
from Caen (prefecture): 17 km
from Paris: 192 km
from Calais: 260 km
from Nice: 828 km
from Bordeaux: 469 km
from Strasbourg: 589 km
Getting here
Most visitors arrive by car typically by ferry into Cherbourg or Caen on the Normandy coast For driving distances to Cauvicourt from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 17 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Billy, Bretteville-le-Rabet, Bretteville-sur-Laize, Cintheaux, Conteville, Estrees-la-Campagne, Fierville-Bray, Garcelles-Secqueville, Gouvix, Grainville-Langannerie, Poussy-la-Campagne, Rocquancourt, Saint-Aignan-de-Cramesnil, Saint-Germain-le-Vasson, Saint-Sylvain, Soignolles and Urville.
This page in French: Visiter Cauvicourt