Danestal tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Villers-sur-Mer at 8 km from Danestal

Visit Danestal: highlights and tourist information

Danestal 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 Danestal in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Villers-sur-Mer at 8 km and Beuvron at 9 km.

Danestal, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Villers-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 8 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Villers-sur-Mer guide

Beuvron

Most Beautiful Village at 9 km (direction south-west)

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

See Beuvron guide

Houlgate

Seaside resort at 9 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Houlgate guide

Dives-sur-Mer

at 10 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Dives-sur-Mer guide

Cabourg

Seaside resort at 11 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Cabourg guide

Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge

Garden at 11 km (direction south-south-east)

The gardens of the Pays d'Auge are a beautiful mature garden set...

See Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge guide

Cambremer

at 11 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Cambremer guide

Deauville

Seaside resort at 13 km (direction north-north-east)

The resort of Deauville, established in the 19th century, is still one...

See Deauville guide

Trouville

Seaside resort at 14 km (direction north-north-east)

The long established resort at Trouville has retained lots of its 19th...

See Trouville guide

Chateau de Boutemont

Castle at 16 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Chateau de Boutemont guide

Villerville

Seaside resort at 19 km (direction north-east)

Less popular than neighbours Deauville and Trouville, the resort at Villerville also...

See Villerville guide

Lisieux

at 19 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Lisieux guide

Lisieux Basilica

Church at 20 km (direction east-south-east)

The basilica in Lisieux is a 20th century church built in tribute...

See Lisieux Basilica guide

Honfleur

at 24 km (direction north-east)

There are lots of interesting things to see in Honfleur - if...

See Honfleur guide

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Map of places to visit near Danestal

Markets in and near Danestal

• Villers-sur-Mer: market Tuesday & Friday (8km)
• Houlgate: market Thursday (9km)
• Dives-sur-Mer: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (10km)
• Blonville-sur-Mer: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (10km)
• Blonville-sur-Mer: market Friday (10km)
• Cabourg: market Thursday & Monday & Saturday - seasonal market only (11km)
• Cabourg: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (11km)
• Pont-L'Eveque: market Monday (12km)
• Deauville: market Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (13km)
• Trouville: market Wednesday & Wednesday & Sunday & Sunday (14km)

More information about Danestal, Normandy

Tourist attractions near Danestal, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Beuvron (9km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Honfleur (24km)
• Pont-Audemer (38km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (29km)
• Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (43km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (44km)
• Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (44km)

Remarkable gardens

• Boutemont (17km)
• Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (30km)
• Jardins du château de Brécy (43km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Pegasus Bridge (21km)
• Jardin des plantes de Caen (29km)
• Prairie (Caen) (30km)
• Rochers des Parcs (52km)

Towns of Art and history

• Le Havre (27km)
• Orbec (38km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cabourg (11km)
• Touques (12km)
• Notre-Dame-de-Gravenchon (48km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Lisieux (23km)

Geography and distances

Danestal is in the north of France at 29 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Danestal 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 Danestal from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 20 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Angerville, Annebault, Auberville, Beaufour-Druval, Bonnebosq, Bourgeauville, Branville, Cresseveuille, Cricqueville-en-Auge, Douville-en-Auge, Dozule, Glanville, Gonneville-sur-Mer, Grangues, Heuland, Saint-Jouin, Saint-Leger-Dubosq, Saint-Pierre-Azif, Saint-Vaast-en-Auge and Valseme.

This page in French: Visiter Danestal