Essay tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Sees at 9 km from Essay

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Essay Excursions & Activities

Visit Essay: highlights and tourist information

Essay is situated in the Orne 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 Essay in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Sees at 9 km and Alencon at 17 km.

Essay, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Sees

at 9 km (direction north-west)

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

See Sees guide

Alencon

at 17 km (direction south-west)

There are several sites of historical interest in Alencon, best known as a centre...

See Alencon guide

Mortagne-au-Perche

at 22 km (direction east)

There are several places of historic interest to discover here at Mortagne-au-Perche, within the...

See Mortagne-au-Perche guide

Haras du Pin

at 23 km (direction north-north-west)

The Haras du Pin is the oldest of the national horse training centres in...

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Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei

Most Beautiful Village at 29 km (direction west-south-west)

Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei is a very pretty village in the Regional Natural Park of Normandie-Marne....

See Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei guide

Les Jardins de la Mansoniere

Garden at 29 km (direction west-south-west)

Les Jardins de la Mansoniere is a lovely garden in the charming village of...

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Belleme

at 29 km (direction east-south-east)

Belleme is one of several small attractive villages within the Perche Natural Regional Park...

See Belleme guide

Argentan

at 30 km (direction north-west)

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

See Argentan guide

Fresnay-sur-Sarthe

at 33 km (direction south-west), in the Sarthe department

The traditional market hall and remains of a medieval castle, and the river and...

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Beaumont-sur-Sarthe

at 36 km (direction south-south-west), in the Sarthe department

It is the countryside around Beaumont-sur-Sarthe that is the main attraction, but the town...

See Beaumont-sur-Sarthe guide

Le Perche

at 43 km (direction east-south-east)

The peaceful countryside of the Perche Natural Regional Park has lots of opportunities to...

See Le Perche guide

Sillé-le-Guillaume

at 49 km (direction south-west), in the Sarthe department

Sillé le Guillaume has a chateau dating to the 11th century and a 13th...

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Nogent-le-Rotrou

at 49 km (direction east-south-east), in the Eure-et-Loir department

Within the Perche Regional Natural Park, in Nogent-le-Rotrou you can discover the castle and...

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La Ferte-Bernard

at 50 km (direction south-east), in the Sarthe department

The medieval character and picturesque setting make La Ferté-Bernard one of our favourite towns...

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

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Reserve excursions near Essay

Map of places to visit near Essay

Markets in and near Essay

• Le Mele-sur-Sarthe: market Wednesday (8km)
• Sees: market Saturday (9km)
• Alencon: market Tuesday & Thursday all day & Sunday & Saturday (17km)
• Mortagne-Au-Perche: market Saturday all day (22km)
• Mamers: market Monday (23km)
• Tourouvre: market Friday (30km)
• Argentan: market Tuesday & Friday (30km)
• Fresnay-sur-Sarthe: market Saturday (34km)
• Beaumont-sur-Sarthe: market Tuesday (36km)
• Longny-Au-Perche: market Wednesday (37km)

More information about Essay, Normandy

Tourist attractions near Essay, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei (29km)

National Monuments

• Carrouges Chateau (30km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Argentan (30km)
• Nogent-le-Rotrou (49km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Normandie-Maine (35km)
• Perche (43km)

Remarkable gardens

• Sassy (22km)
• Jardin de la petite Rochelle (41km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forêt d'Écouves (14km)
• Forêt de Perseigne (15km)
• Signal d'Écouves (16km)
• Mont du Haut-Fourché (32km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Tourouvre (30km)

Geography and distances

Essay is in the north of France at 17 kilometres from Alencon, the department capital (general information: Essay is 158 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors arrive in one of the cross-channel ferry ports with Caen being especially close, typically within an hours drive. For driving distances to Essay from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aunay-les-Bois, Boitron, Bursard, Le Chalange, Le Menil-Guyon, Les Ventes-de-Bourse, Marchemaisons, Menil-Erreux, Neauphe-sous-Essai and Neuilly-le-Bisson.

This page in French: Visiter Essay