Courcy tourism and travel guide

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Visit Courcy: highlights and tourist information

Courcy 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 Courcy in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Falaise at 14 km and Cambremer at 21 km.

Courcy, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Falaise

at 14 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Falaise guide

Cambremer

at 21 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Cambremer guide

Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge

Garden at 21 km (direction north-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

Beuvron

Most Beautiful Village at 24 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Beuvron guide

Argentan

at 25 km (direction south), in the Orne department

Despite extensive war time damage Argentan has retained several sites of interest...

See Argentan guide

Lisieux

at 28 km (direction east-north-east)

The painstaking rebuilding of Lisieux since the war has gone a long way to...

See Lisieux guide

Lisieux Basilica

Church at 28 km (direction east-north-east)

The basilica in Lisieux is a 20th century church built in tribute to Saint-Therese,...

See Lisieux Basilica guide

Haras du Pin

at 29 km (direction south-east), in the Orne department

The Haras du Pin is the oldest of the national horse training centres in...

See Haras du Pin guide

Chateau de Boutemont

Castle at 31 km (direction north-east)

Beautiful chateau and gardens in the Calvados department of Normandy...

See Chateau de Boutemont guide

Caen

at 33 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Caen guide

Dives-sur-Mer

at 35 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Dives-sur-Mer guide

Cabourg

Seaside resort at 36 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Cabourg guide

Houlgate

Seaside resort at 37 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Houlgate guide

Villers-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 39 km (direction north-north-west)

Villers-sur-Mer is one of several friendly beach resorts along the Normandy coast...

See Villers-sur-Mer guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Calvados

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Reserve excursions near Courcy

Map of places to visit near Courcy

Markets in and near Courcy

• Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives: market Monday (6km)
• Mezidon-Canon: market Sunday (12km)
• Falaise: market Saturday (14km)
• Trun: market Thursday (15km)
• Argentan: market Tuesday & Friday (25km)
• Troarn: market Saturday (26km)
• Lisieux: market Saturday all day (28km)
• Mondeville: market Thursday (30km)
• Thury-Harcourt: market Tuesday (32km)
• Caen: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Friday (33km)

More information about Courcy, Normandy

Tourist attractions near Courcy, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Beuvron (24km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Argentan (25km)
• Pont-Audemer (59km)
• Domfront (61km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (33km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (51km)
• Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (51km)
• Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (51km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (3km)
• Boutemont (31km)
• Sassy (34km)
• Jardins du château de Brécy (51km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Rochers des Parcs (31km)
• Prairie (Caen) (33km)
• Jardin des plantes de Caen (34km)
• Pegasus Bridge (35km)

Towns of Art and history

• Orbec (33km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Villers-Bocage (46km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cabourg (36km)
• Touques (43km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Lisieux (35km)

Geography and distances

Courcy is in the north of France at 33 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Courcy is 175 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 Courcy from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 12 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Barou-en-Auge, Bernieres-d'Ailly, Ernes, Hieville, Jort, Louvagny, Mittois, Morteaux-Couliboeuf, Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives, Vaudeloges, Vendeuvre and Vicques.

This page in French: Visiter Courcy