Crocy tourism and travel guide

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Visit Crocy: highlights and tourist information

Crocy 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 Crocy in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Falaise at 10 km and Argentan at 15 km.

Crocy, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Falaise

at 10 km (direction west)

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

See Falaise guide

Argentan

at 15 km (direction south-south-east), in the Orne department

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

See Argentan guide

Haras du Pin

at 22 km (direction east-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

Cambremer

at 32 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 32 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 34 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Beuvron guide

Sees

at 35 km (direction south-east), in the Orne department

The cathedral is the famous attraction at Sees, but there are other sites of...

See Sees guide

Lisieux Basilica

Church at 36 km (direction north-east)

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

See Lisieux Basilica guide

Lisieux

at 36 km (direction north-east)

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

See Lisieux guide

Chateau de Boutemont

Castle at 40 km (direction north-east)

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

See Chateau de Boutemont guide

Caen

at 41 km (direction north-west)

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

See Caen guide

Bagnoles de l'Orne

at 45 km (direction south-west), in the Orne department

The town of Bagnoles-de-l'Orne is very pleasant, and well known as a spa town...

See Bagnoles de l'Orne guide

Dives-sur-Mer

at 46 km (direction south-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 46 km (direction south-west)

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

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

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Reserve excursions near Crocy

Map of places to visit near Crocy

Markets in and near Crocy

• Trun: market Thursday (8km)
• Falaise: market Saturday (10km)
• Argentan: market Tuesday & Friday (15km)
• Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives: market Monday (16km)
• Mezidon-Canon: market Sunday (22km)
• Briouze: market Monday (30km)
• Thury-Harcourt: market Tuesday (33km)
• Sees: market Saturday (35km)
• Troarn: market Saturday (35km)
• Conde-sur-Noireau: market Thursday (36km)

More information about Crocy, Normandy

Tourist attractions near Crocy, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Beuvron (34km)

National Monuments

• Carrouges Chateau (36km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Argentan (15km)
• Domfront (54km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Normandie-Maine (45km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (41km)
• Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (57km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (57km)
• Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (58km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (12km)
• Sassy (24km)
• Boutemont (40km)
• Jardins du château de Brécy (58km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Rochers des Parcs (30km)
• Signal d'Écouves (37km)
• Forêt d'Écouves (38km)
• Prairie (Caen) (40km)
• Jardin des plantes de Caen (42km)
• Pegasus Bridge (43km)

Towns of Art and history

• Orbec (37km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Villers-Bocage (49km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Lisieux (43km)

Geography and distances

Crocy is in the north of France at 41 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Crocy is 176 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 Crocy from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 18 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Beaumais, Brieux, Coulonces, Damblainville, Fontaine-les-Bassets, Fourches, Fresne-la-Mere, Gueprei, Le Marais-la-Chapelle, Les Moutiers-en-Auge, Merri, Morteaux-Couliboeuf, Necy, Norrey-en-Auge, Ommoy, Pertheville-Ners, Vignats and Villy-Lez-Falaise.

This page in French: Visiter Crocy