Epron tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Caen at 4 km from Epron

Visit Epron: highlights and tourist information

Epron is situated in the Calvados department and Normandy region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Caen at 4 km and Creully at 14 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Epron, 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 Epron in Normandy.

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

Caen

at 4 km (direction south)

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

See Caen guide

Creully

at 14 km (direction west-north-west)

The medieval Chateau de Creully is the highlight in Creully...

See Creully guide

Cabourg

Seaside resort at 20 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Cabourg guide

Dives-sur-Mer

at 21 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Dives-sur-Mer guide

Arromanches

at 22 km (direction west-north-west)

Arromanches is well known as the town where the Mulberry Harbour...

See Arromanches guide

Houlgate

Seaside resort at 23 km (direction east-north-east)

The beach is certainly the main attraction at Houlgate,...

See Houlgate guide

Beuvron

Most Beautiful Village at 24 km (direction east)

Part of the Normandy Cider Route, Beuvron has lots...

See Beuvron guide

Bayeux

at 25 km (direction west)

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

See Bayeux guide

Villers-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 29 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Villers-sur-Mer guide

Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge

Garden at 31 km (direction east)

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

See Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge guide

Cambremer

at 31 km (direction east)

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

See Cambremer guide

Deauville

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

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

See Deauville guide

Trouville

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

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

See Trouville guide

Falaise

at 39 km (direction south-south-east)

Best known for its castle, Falaise also has several other...

See Falaise guide

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

Map of places to visit near Epron

Markets in and near Epron

• Herouville-Saint-Clair: market Wednesday (4km)
• Caen: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Friday (5km)
• Mondeville: market Thursday (7km)
• Douvres-la-Delivrande: market Thursday (8km)
• Ouistreham: market Wednesday & Saturday - seasonal market only (11km)
• Ouistreham: market Thursday & Sunday & Friday (11km)
• Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer: market Thursday (12km)
• Courseulles-sur-Mer: market Tuesday & Friday (14km)
• Troarn: market Saturday (14km)
• Tilly-sur-Seulles: market Sunday (19km)

More information about Epron, Normandy

Tourist attractions near Epron, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Beuvron (24km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Honfleur (49km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (4km)
• Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (15km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (16km)
• Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (16km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (25km)
• Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (41km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château de Brécy (15km)
• Plantbessin (31km)
• Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (34km)
• Boutemont (44km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Bayeux (26km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Jardin des plantes de Caen (4km)
• Prairie (Caen) (5km)
• Pegasus Bridge (7km)
• Rochers des Parcs (35km)
• Forêt de Cerisy (38km)

Towns of Art and history

• Le Havre (45km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Villers-Bocage (26km)
• Torigni-sur-Vire (49km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cabourg (20km)
• Touques (37km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Jurques (37km)

Geography and distances

Epron is in the north of France at 4 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Epron is 202 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 Epron from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 18 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Anguerny, Anisy, Authie, Bieville-Beuville, Blainville-sur-Orne, Caen, Cairon, Cambes-en-Plaine, Carpiquet, Colleville-Montgomery, Colombelles, Colomby-sur-Thaon, Herouville-Saint-Clair, Mathieu, Mondeville, Periers-sur-le-Dan, Saint-Contest and Villons-les-Buissons.

This page in French: Visiter Epron