Fresney-le-Puceux tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Caen at 13 km from Fresney-le-Puceux
Visit Fresney-le-Puceux: highlights and tourist information
Fresney-le-Puceux 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 Fresney-le-Puceux in Normandy.
Popular places to visit nearby include Caen at 13 km and Falaise at 23 km.
Fresney-le-Puceux, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Caen
at 13 km (direction )With a castle, two abbeys and an attracive historic centre Caen is a very...
See Caen guide
Falaise
at 23 km (direction south-east)Best known for its castle, Falaise also has several other interesting monuments in the...
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Creully
at 27 km (direction north-west)The medieval Chateau de Creully is the highlight in Creully...
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Beuvron
Most Beautiful Village at 28 km (direction east-north-east)Part of the Normandy Cider Route, Beuvron has lots of half-timberd houses and is...
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Cabourg
Seaside resort at 31 km (direction north-east)One time favourite of Marcel Proust, Cabourg has one of the longest and active...
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Dives-sur-Mer
at 32 km (direction north-east)In the 'Village of William the Conqueror' at Dives-sur-Mer artisans and artists are brought...
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Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge
Garden at 32 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 32 km (direction east-north-east)Cambremer is a very picturesque small village, ideally explored as part of the Normandy...
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Bayeux
at 34 km (direction west-north-west)Best known for its world-famous tapestry, Bayeux also has an imposing cathedral...
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Houlgate
Seaside resort at 34 km (direction north-east)The beach is certainly the main attraction at Houlgate, and there are also some...
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Arromanches
at 36 km (direction north-west)Arromanches is well known as the town where the Mulberry Harbour was built during...
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Villers-sur-Mer
Seaside resort at 39 km (direction north-east)Villers-sur-Mer is one of several friendly beach resorts along the Normandy coast...
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Argentan
at 44 km (direction south-east), in the Orne departmentDespite extensive war time damage Argentan has retained several sites of interest...
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Lisieux
at 45 km (direction east)The painstaking rebuilding of Lisieux since the war has gone a long way to...
See Lisieux guide
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Map of places to visit near Fresney-le-Puceux
Markets in and near Fresney-le-Puceux
- Thury-Harcourt: market Tuesday (12km)
- Mondeville: market Thursday (13km)
- Caen: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Friday (13km)
- Herouville-Saint-Clair: market Wednesday (16km)
- Troarn: market Saturday (19km)
- Aunay-sur-Odon: market Saturday (20km)
- Villers-Bocage: market Wednesday (20km)
- Mezidon-Canon: market Sunday (22km)
- Tilly-sur-Seulles: market Sunday (22km)
- Falaise: market Saturday (22km)
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Tourist attractions near Fresney-le-Puceux, France
What to do at Fresney-le-Puceux? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Fresney-le-Puceux.
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Beuvron (28km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (13km)
- Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (26km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (26km)
- Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (28km)
- Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (34km)
- Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (43km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (23km)
- Jardins du château de Brécy (28km)
- Plantbessin (35km)
- Boutemont (45km)
- Sassy (52km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Bayeux (35km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Prairie (Caen) (12km)
- Jardin des plantes de Caen (14km)
- Rochers des Parcs (18km)
- Pegasus Bridge (21km)
- Forêt de Cerisy (40km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Villers-Bocage (20km)
- Torigni-sur-Vire (45km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Cabourg (31km)
- Touques (46km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Jurques (29km)
Geography and distances
Fresney-le-Puceux is in the north of France at 13 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Fresney-le-Puceux is 200 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Fresney-le-Puceux
from Caen (prefecture): 13 km
from Paris: 200 km
from Calais: 263 km
from Nice: 835 km
from Bordeaux: 470 km
from Strasbourg: 597 km
Getting here
Most visitors arrive by car typically by ferry into Cherbourg or Caen on the Normandy coast For driving distances to Fresney-le-Puceux from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 20 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Amaye-sur-Orne, Barbery, Boulon, Bretteville-sur-Laize, Clinchamps-sur-Orne, Feuguerolles-Bully, Fontenay-le-Marmion, Gouvix, Grimbosq, Laize-la-Ville, May-sur-Orne, Moutiers-en-Cinglais, Mutrecy, Rocquancourt, Saint-Andre-sur-Orne, Saint-Laurent-de-Condel, Saint-Martin-de-Fontenay, Tilly-la-Campagne, Urville and Vieux.
This page in French: Visiter Fresney-le-Puceux