Dives-sur-Mer tourism and travel guide

Visit Dives-sur-Mer: highlights and tourist information
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Dives-sur-Mer is situated in the Calvados department and Normandy region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Dives-sur-Mer. For detailed visitor information see the Dives-sur-Mer travel guide.
Popular places to visit nearby include Houlgate at 3 km and Villers-sur-Mer at 8 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Dives-sur-Mer, France: places to visit and attractions
Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Dives-sur-Mer in Normandy.
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Cabourg
Seaside resort at 1 km (direction west-north-west)One time favourite of Marcel Proust, Cabourg has one of the longest...
See Cabourg guide

Houlgate
Seaside resort at 3 km (direction east-north-east)The beach is certainly the main attraction at Houlgate, and there are...
See Houlgate guide

Villers-sur-Mer
Seaside resort at 8 km (direction east-north-east)Villers-sur-Mer is one of several friendly beach resorts along the Normandy coast...
See Villers-sur-Mer guide

Beuvron
Most Beautiful Village at 12 km (direction south-south-east)Part of the Normandy Cider Route, Beuvron has lots of half-timberd houses...
See Beuvron guide

Deauville
Seaside resort at 15 km (direction east-north-east)The resort of Deauville, established in the 19th century, is still one...
See Deauville guide

Trouville
Seaside resort at 16 km (direction east-north-east)The long established resort at Trouville has retained lots of its 19th...
See Trouville guide

Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge
Garden at 18 km (direction 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 18 km (direction south-east)Cambremer is a very picturesque small village, ideally explored as part of...
See Cambremer guide

Villerville
Seaside resort at 21 km (direction east-north-east)Less popular than neighbours Deauville and Trouville, the resort at Villerville also...
See Villerville guide

Caen
at 22 km (direction west-south-west)With a castle, two abbeys and an attracive historic centre Caen is...
See Caen guide

Chateau de Boutemont
Castle at 26 km (direction east-south-east)Beautiful chateau and gardens in the Calvados department of Normandy...
See Chateau de Boutemont guide

Le Havre
at 27 km (direction north-east), in the Seine-Maritime departmentLe Havre centre is listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, for...
See Le Havre guide

Lisieux
at 28 km (direction east-south-east)The painstaking rebuilding of Lisieux since the war has gone a long...
See Lisieux guide

Honfleur
at 29 km (direction east-north-east)There are lots of interesting things to see in Honfleur - if...
See Honfleur guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Calvados
Map of places to visit near Dives-sur-Mer
Markets in and near Dives-sur-Mer
Market days in Dives-sur-Mer: seasonal market: Tuesday;
- Dives-sur-Mer: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (0km)
- Cabourg: market Thursday & Monday & Saturday - seasonal market only (1km)
- Cabourg: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (1km)
- Houlgate: market Thursday (2km)
- Villers-sur-Mer: market Tuesday & Friday (8km)
- Ouistreham: market Wednesday & Saturday - seasonal market only (11km)
- Ouistreham: market Thursday & Sunday & Friday (11km)
- Blonville-sur-Mer: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (11km)
- Blonville-sur-Mer: market Friday (11km)
- Troarn: market Saturday (13km)
Hotels near Dives-sur-Mer
More information about Dives-sur-Mer, Normandy
Tourist attractions near Dives-sur-Mer, France
What to do at Dives-sur-Mer? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Dives-sur-Mer.
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Beuvron (12km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Honfleur (29km)
- Pont-Audemer (45km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (22km)
- Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (34km)
- Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (35km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (35km)
- Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (44km)
Remarkable gardens
- Boutemont (26km)
- Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (33km)
- Jardins du château de Brécy (34km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Bayeux (44km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Pegasus Bridge (13km)
- Jardin des plantes de Caen (22km)
- Prairie (Caen) (23km)
- Rochers des Parcs (49km)
Towns of Art and history
- Le Havre (27km)
- Orbec (47km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Villers-Bocage (46km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Cabourg (1km)
- Touques (16km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Lisieux (32km)
Geography and distances
Dives-sur-Mer is in the north of France at 23 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Dives-sur-Mer is 185 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Dives-sur-Mer
from Caen (prefecture): 23 km
from Paris: 185 km
from Calais: 232 km
from Nice: 838 km
from Bordeaux: 496 km
from Strasbourg: 578 km
Getting here
Most visitors arrive by car typically by ferry into Cherbourg or Caen on the Normandy coast For driving distances to Dives-sur-Mer from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 12 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Angerville, Auberville, Brucourt, Cabourg, Cricqueville-en-Auge, Douville-en-Auge, Gonneville-sur-Mer, Grangues, Houlgate, Periers-en-Auge, Petiville and Varaville.
This page in French: Visiter Dives-sur-Mer