Etretat tourism and travel guide
Visit Etretat: highlights and tourist information
France This Way comment: The town of Etretat is pretty, but it is the dramatic cliffs and coastal scenery here that attract the crowds
Etretat is situated in the Seine-Maritime department and Normandy region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Etretat. For detailed visitor information see the Etretat travel guide.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Etretat in Normandy.
Popular places to visit nearby include Fecamp at 14 km and Le Havre at 25 km.
Etretat, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Yport
Seaside resort at 8 km (direction east-north-east)A small sea resort, Yport has a pebble beach and is close to attractive...
See Yport guide
Fecamp
at 14 km (direction east-north-east)An important town on the Alabaster Coast, Fecamp includes the Bishop's Palace, the Abbey...
See Fecamp guide
Le Havre
at 25 km (direction south-south-west)Le Havre centre is listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, for the concrete...
See Le Havre guide
Les-Petites-Dalles
at 26 km (direction east-north-east)A village on the coast of Normandy with lots of 19th century villas...
See Les-Petites-Dalles guide
Honfleur
at 32 km (direction south), in the Calvados departmentThere are lots of interesting things to see in Honfleur - if you can...
See Honfleur guide
Veulettes-sur-Mer
Seaside resort at 32 km (direction east-north-east)The pebble beach and promenade are the big attraction on Veulettes-sur-Mer, but find time...
See Veulettes-sur-Mer guide
Villerville
Seaside resort at 34 km (direction south-south-west), in the Calvados departmentLess popular than neighbours Deauville and Trouville, the resort at Villerville also has a...
See Villerville guide
Trouville
Seaside resort at 39 km (direction south-south-west), in the Calvados departmentThe long established resort at Trouville has retained lots of its 19th century villas,...
See Trouville guide
Deauville
Seaside resort at 40 km (direction south-south-west), in the Calvados departmentThe resort of Deauville, established in the 19th century, is still one of the...
See Deauville guide
Saint-Valery-en-Caux
Seaside resort at 40 km (direction east-north-east)The area around the beach, harbour and marina in Saint-Valery-en-Caux is always very active...
See Saint-Valery-en-Caux guide
Caudebec-en-Caux
at 42 km (direction east-south-east)It is the houses and scenery along the banks of the Seine river that...
See Caudebec-en-Caux guide
Pont-Audemer
at 45 km (direction south-east), in the Eure departmentThe canals and rivers are the highlight in Pont Audemer, famous for its traditional...
See Pont-Audemer guide
Villers-sur-Mer
Seaside resort at 46 km (direction south-south-west), in the Calvados departmentVillers-sur-Mer is one of several friendly beach resorts along the Normandy coast...
See Villers-sur-Mer guide
Veules-les-Roses
Most Beautiful Village at 46 km (direction east-north-east)Veules-les-Roses is a stunning village on the coast of Normandy, France...
See Veules-les-Roses guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Seine-Maritime
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Markets in and near Etretat
Market days in Etretat: weekly market: Thursday;
- Etretat: market Thursday (0km)
- Gonneville-la-Mallet: market Wednesday (8km)
- Goderville: market Tuesday (13km)
- Fecamp: market Saturday (14km)
- Montivilliers: market Thursday (18km)
- Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc: market Saturday (22km)
- Harfleur: market Sunday (23km)
- Bolbec: market Monday (24km)
- Le Havre: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday all day & Friday (25km)
- Lillebonne: market Wednesday (32km)
More information about Etretat, Normandy
Tourist attractions near Etretat, France
What to do at Etretat? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Etretat.
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Honfleur (32km)
- Pont-Audemer (45km)
Churches and religious monuments
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin d'art et d'essais (28km)
- Parc de Galleville (42km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Falaises d'Etretat (0km)
- Cote d'Alabatre (13km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Notre-Dame-de-Gravenchon (36km)
- Autretot (38km)
- Saint-Valery-en-Caux (40km)
- Touques (41km)
Geography and distances
Etretat is in the north of France at 71 kilometres from Rouen, the department capital (general information: Etretat is 182 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Etretat
Canton: Criquetot-l'Esneval
Arrondissement: Havre
Department: Seine-Maritime
Region: Normandy
Postcode: 76790
Distance to Etretat
from Rouen (prefecture): 71 km
from Paris: 182 km
from Calais: 181 km
from Nice: 857 km
from Bordeaux: 545 km
from Strasbourg: 562 km
Getting here
Most visitors arrive by car, with Le Havre and Dieppe on the coast here being very convenient. For driving distances to Etretat from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 11 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Beaurepaire, Benouville, Bordeaux-Saint-Clair, Cuverville, La Poterie-Cap-d'Antifer, Le Tilleul, Les Loges, Pierrefiques, Sainte-Marie-Au-Bosc, Vattetot-sur-Mer and Villainville.
This page in French: Visiter Etretat