Fontaine-le-Pin tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Falaise at 11 km from Fontaine-le-Pin
Visit Fontaine-le-Pin: highlights and tourist information
Fontaine-le-Pin is situated in the Calvados 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 Fontaine-le-Pin in Normandy.
Popular places to visit nearby include Falaise at 11 km and Caen at 24 km.
Fontaine-le-Pin, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Falaise
at 11 km (direction south-east)Best known for its castle, Falaise also has several other interesting monuments in the...
See Falaise guide
Caen
at 24 km (direction north-north-west)With a castle, two abbeys and an attracive historic centre Caen is a very...
See Caen guide
Beuvron
Most Beautiful Village at 29 km (direction north-east)Part of the Normandy Cider Route, Beuvron has lots of half-timberd houses and is...
See Beuvron guide
Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge
Garden at 31 km (direction east-north-east)The gardens of the Pays d'Auge are a beautiful mature garden set around a...
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Cambremer
at 31 km (direction east-north-east)Cambremer is a very picturesque small village, ideally explored as part of the Normandy...
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Argentan
at 32 km (direction south-east), in the Orne departmentDespite extensive war time damage Argentan has retained several sites of interest...
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Cabourg
Seaside resort at 37 km (direction north-north-east)One time favourite of Marcel Proust, Cabourg has one of the longest and active...
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Dives-sur-Mer
at 37 km (direction north-north-east)In the 'Village of William the Conqueror' at Dives-sur-Mer artisans and artists are brought...
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Houlgate
Seaside resort at 39 km (direction north-north-east)The beach is certainly the main attraction at Houlgate, and there are also some...
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Creully
at 40 km (direction north-west)The medieval Chateau de Creully is the highlight in Creully...
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Haras du Pin
at 41 km (direction east-south-east), in the Orne departmentThe Haras du Pin is the oldest of the national horse training centres in...
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Lisieux
at 42 km (direction east-north-east)The painstaking rebuilding of Lisieux since the war has gone a long way to...
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Lisieux Basilica
Church at 42 km (direction east-north-east)The basilica in Lisieux is a 20th century church built in tribute to Saint-Therese,...
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Villers-sur-Mer
Seaside resort at 44 km (direction north-east)Villers-sur-Mer is one of several friendly beach resorts along the Normandy coast...
See Villers-sur-Mer guide
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Map of places to visit near Fontaine-le-Pin
Markets in and near Fontaine-le-Pin
- Falaise: market Saturday (10km)
- Thury-Harcourt: market Tuesday (15km)
- Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives: market Monday (19km)
- Mezidon-Canon: market Sunday (19km)
- Mondeville: market Thursday (23km)
- Caen: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Friday (24km)
- Conde-sur-Noireau: market Thursday (24km)
- Troarn: market Saturday (24km)
- Herouville-Saint-Clair: market Wednesday (26km)
- Aunay-sur-Odon: market Saturday (26km)
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Tourist attractions near Fontaine-le-Pin, France
What to do at Fontaine-le-Pin? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Fontaine-le-Pin.
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Beuvron (29km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (24km)
- Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (39km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (39km)
- Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (40km)
- Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (46km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (15km)
- Jardins du château de Brécy (40km)
- Sassy (40km)
- Boutemont (43km)
- Plantbessin (46km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Bayeux (47km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Rochers des Parcs (15km)
- Prairie (Caen) (23km)
- Jardin des plantes de Caen (25km)
- Pegasus Bridge (30km)
- Forêt de Cerisy (51km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Villers-Bocage (30km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Cabourg (37km)
- Touques (50km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Jurques (35km)
- Parc zoologique de Lisieux (49km)
Geography and distances
Fontaine-le-Pin is in the north of France at 24 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Fontaine-le-Pin is 192 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Fontaine-le-Pin
from Caen (prefecture): 24 km
from Paris: 192 km
from Calais: 268 km
from Nice: 823 km
from Bordeaux: 460 km
from Strasbourg: 589 km
Getting here
Most visitors arrive by car typically by ferry into Cherbourg or Caen on the Normandy coast For driving distances to Fontaine-le-Pin from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 18 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Barbery, Bons-Tassilly, Bretteville-le-Rabet, Estrees-la-Campagne, Grainville-Langannerie, Martainville, Moulines, Ouilly-le-Tesson, Potigny, Saint-Germain-Langot, Saint-Germain-le-Vasson, Saint-Pierre-Canivet, Soulangy, Soumont-Saint-Quentin, Tournebu, Urville, Ussy and Villers-Canivet.
This page in French: Visiter Fontaine-le-Pin