Falaise tourism and travel guide

Visit Falaise: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: Best known for its castle, Falaise also has several other interesting monuments in the town centre

Falaise is situated in the Calvados department and Normandy region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Haras du Pin at 31 km and Cambremer at 34 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Falaise, 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 Falaise in Normandy.

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

Argentan

at 21 km (direction south-east), in the Orne department

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

See Argentan guide

Haras du Pin

at 31 km (direction east-south-east), in the Orne department

The Haras du Pin is the oldest of the national horse...

See Haras du Pin guide

Cambremer

at 34 km (direction north-east)

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

See Cambremer guide

Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge

Garden at 34 km (direction north-east)

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

See Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge guide

Beuvron

Most Beautiful Village at 34 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Beuvron guide

Caen

at 34 km (direction north-north-west)

With a castle, two abbeys and an attracive historic...

See Caen guide

Lisieux

at 42 km (direction east-north-east)

The painstaking rebuilding of Lisieux since the war has...

See Lisieux guide

Lisieux Basilica

Church at 42 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Lisieux Basilica guide

Bagnoles de l'Orne

at 42 km (direction south-south-west), in the Orne department

The town of Bagnoles-de-l'Orne is very pleasant, and well known...

See Bagnoles de l'Orne guide

Sees

at 42 km (direction south-east), in the Orne department

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

See Sees guide

Dives-sur-Mer

at 44 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Dives-sur-Mer guide

Cabourg

Seaside resort at 44 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Cabourg guide

Chateau de Boutemont

Castle at 45 km (direction north-east)

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

See Chateau de Boutemont guide

Houlgate

Seaside resort at 46 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Houlgate guide

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

Map of places to visit near Falaise

Markets in and near Falaise

Market days in Falaise: weekly market: Saturday;

• Falaise: market Saturday (0km)
• Trun: market Thursday (18km)
• Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives: market Monday (18km)
• Argentan: market Tuesday & Friday (21km)
• Mezidon-Canon: market Sunday (22km)
• Thury-Harcourt: market Tuesday (22km)
• Briouze: market Monday (25km)
• Conde-sur-Noireau: market Thursday (26km)
• Flers: market Wednesday & Saturday (32km)
• Troarn: market Saturday (32km)

More information about Falaise, Normandy

Tourist attractions near Falaise, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Beuvron (34km)

National Monuments

• Carrouges Chateau (38km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Argentan (21km)
• Domfront (47km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (34km)
• Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (49km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (49km)
• Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (50km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (56km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (13km)
• Sassy (30km)
• Boutemont (44km)
• Jardins du château de Brécy (50km)
• Plantbessin (55km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Bayeux (57km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Rochers des Parcs (19km)
• Prairie (Caen) (33km)
• Jardin des plantes de Caen (35km)
• Pegasus Bridge (39km)
• Signal d'Écouves (42km)
• Forêt d'Écouves (44km)

Towns of Art and history

• Orbec (46km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Villers-Bocage (39km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cabourg (44km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Jurques (42km)
• Parc zoologique de Lisieux (49km)

Geography and distances

Falaise is in the north of France at 34 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Falaise is 186 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 Falaise from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 14 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aubigny, Cordey, Epaney, Eraines, Fourneaux-le-Val, Fresne-la-Mere, La Hoguette, Noron-l'Abbaye, Saint-Martin-de-Mieux, Saint-Pierre-Canivet, Soulangy, Versainville, Villers-Canivet and Villy-Lez-Falaise.

This page in French: Visiter Falaise