Falaise tourism and travel guide

Visit Falaise: highlights and tourist information
Travel Guide To Visit AttractionsFrance 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.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Falaise. For detailed visitor information see the Falaise travel guide.
Popular places to visit nearby include Haras du Pin at 31 km and Cambremer at 34 km. For more sites 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 departmentDespite extensive war time damage Argentan has retained several sites of interest...
See Argentan guide

Haras du Pin
at 31 km (direction east-south-east), in the Orne departmentThe Haras du Pin is the oldest of the national horse training...
See Haras du Pin guide

Cambremer
at 34 km (direction north-east)Cambremer is a very picturesque small village, ideally explored as part of...
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 garden set...
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 of half-timberd houses...
See Beuvron guide

Caen
at 34 km (direction north-north-west)With a castle, two abbeys and an attracive historic centre Caen is...
See Caen guide

Lisieux
at 42 km (direction east-north-east)The painstaking rebuilding of Lisieux since the war has gone a long...
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 departmentThe town of Bagnoles-de-l'Orne is very pleasant, and well known as a...
See Bagnoles de l'Orne guide

Sees
at 42 km (direction south-east), in the Orne departmentThe cathedral is the famous attraction at Sees, but there are other...
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 Normandy...
See Chateau de Boutemont guide

Houlgate
Seaside resort at 46 km (direction north-north-east)The beach is certainly the main attraction at Houlgate, and there are...
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)
Hotels near Falaise
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)
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).
Distance to Falaise
from Caen (prefecture): 34 km
from Paris: 186 km
from Calais: 271 km
from Nice: 813 km
from Bordeaux: 452 km
from Strasbourg: 584 km
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