Cretteville tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Lessay abbey at 17 km from Cretteville

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Visit Cretteville: highlights and tourist information

Cretteville is situated in the Manche 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 Cretteville in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Lessay abbey at 17 km and Coutances at 34 km.

Cretteville, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Lessay abbey

Abbey at 17 km (direction south-west)

The abbey church at Lessay is an important example of roman style architecture...

See Lessay abbey guide

Coutances

at 34 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Coutances guide

Normandy landing beaches

at 36 km (direction east), in the Calvados department

70 years on and the Normandy Landing Beches still attract thousands of visitors interested...

See Normandy landing beaches guide

Cherbourg

at 36 km (direction north-west)

The port town of Cherbourg has several monuments and museums of interest and a...

See Cherbourg guide

Barfleur

Most Beautiful Village at 37 km (direction north-north-east)

Barfleur is listed among the 'most beautiful villages in France' and the harbour area...

See Barfleur guide

Bayeux

at 50 km (direction east), in the Calvados department

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

See Bayeux guide

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Map of places to visit near Cretteville

Markets in and near Cretteville

• Sainte-Mere-Eglise: market Thursday (9km)
• Carentan: market Monday all day (11km)
• La Haye-du-Puits: market Wednesday (13km)
• Periers: market Saturday (18km)
• Valognes: market Friday (20km)
• Isigny-sur-Mer: market Wednesday & Saturday (21km)
• Portbail: market Tuesday (23km)
• Bricquebec: market Monday (23km)
• Grandcamp-Maisy: market Sunday (25km)
• Barneville-Carteret: market Thursday - seasonal market only (27km)

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Tourist attractions near Cretteville, France

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

Heritage sites

• Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue tours (Vauban fortifications) (29km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Barfleur (37km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin (8km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (37km)

Remarkable gardens

• Château de Beaurepaire (34km)
• Parc du château des Ravalet (36km)
• Argences (37km)
• Parc du château de Nacqueville (45km)
• Plantbessin (46km)
• Jardin botanique du château de Vauville (47km)
• Jardin Jacques Prévert (56km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Baie des Veys (19km)
• Forêt de Cerisy (40km)
• Roches de Ham (43km)
• Nez de Jobourg (54km)
• Cap de la Hague (54km)

Towns of Art and history

• Valognes (20km)
• Coutances (34km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Torigni-sur-Vire (45km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cherbourg (37km)
• Domjean (47km)

Geography and distances

Cretteville is in the north of France at 33 kilometres from Saint-Lo, the department capital (general information: Cretteville is 277 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors arrive by car, often from the ferries at Saint-Malo, Cherbourg or Caen on the coast here which are very convenient. For driving distances to Cretteville from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Appeville, Auvers, Baupte, Beuzeville-la-Bastille, Carquebut, Chef-du-Pont, Coigny, Etienville, Houtteville, La Bonneville, Les Moitiers-en-Bauptois, Liesville-sur-Douve, Picauville, Pretot-Sainte-Suzanne, Saint-Jores and Vindefontaine.

This page in French: Visiter Cretteville