Grandcamp-Maisy tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Normandy landing beaches at 11 km from Grandcamp-Maisy
Visit Grandcamp-Maisy: highlights and tourist information
Grandcamp-Maisy 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 Grandcamp-Maisy in Normandy.
Popular places to visit nearby include Normandy landing beaches at 11 km and Bayeux at 28 km.
Grandcamp-Maisy, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Normandy landing beaches
at 11 km (direction east)70 years on and the Normandy Landing Beches still attract thousands of visitors interested...
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Bayeux
at 28 km (direction east-south-east)Best known for its world-famous tapestry, Bayeux also has an imposing cathedral...
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Arromanches
at 31 km (direction east)Arromanches is well known as the town where the Mulberry Harbour was built during...
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Barfleur
Most Beautiful Village at 35 km (direction north-west), in the Manche departmentBarfleur is listed among the 'most beautiful villages in France' and the harbour area...
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Creully
at 38 km (direction east)The medieval Chateau de Creully is the highlight in Creully...
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Lessay abbey
Abbey at 40 km (direction west-south-west), in the Manche departmentThe abbey church at Lessay is an important example of roman style architecture...
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Coutances
at 49 km (direction south-west), in the Manche departmentCoutances is well known for its impressive cathedral, built in the 113th century...
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Cherbourg
at 50 km (direction west-north-west), in the Manche departmentThe port town of Cherbourg has several monuments and museums of interest and a...
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Caen
at 54 km (direction east-south-east)With a castle, two abbeys and an attracive historic centre Caen is a very...
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Markets in and near Grandcamp-Maisy
Market days in Grandcamp-Maisy: weekly market: Sunday;
- Grandcamp-Maisy: market Sunday (0km)
- Isigny-sur-Mer: market Wednesday & Saturday (8km)
- Carentan: market Monday all day (17km)
- Sainte-Mere-Eglise: market Thursday (20km)
- Le Molay-Littry: market Thursday (20km)
- Bayeux: market Wednesday & Saturday (27km)
- Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue: market Saturday (28km)
- Quettehou: market Tuesday (30km)
- Saint-Lo: market Saturday & Friday (30km)
- Valognes: market Friday (34km)
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Tourist attractions near Grandcamp-Maisy, France
What to do at Grandcamp-Maisy? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Grandcamp-Maisy.
Heritage sites
- Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue tours (Vauban fortifications) (28km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Barfleur (35km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin (21km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (23km)
- Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (28km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (36km)
- Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (36km)
- Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (37km)
Remarkable gardens
- Plantbessin (27km)
- Jardins du château de Brécy (37km)
- Parc du château des Ravalet (48km)
- Château de Beaurepaire (50km)
- Argences (50km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Bayeux (27km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Baie des Veys (7km)
- Forêt de Cerisy (25km)
- Roches de Ham (40km)
Towns of Art and history
- Valognes (34km)
- Coutances (49km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Torigni-sur-Vire (40km)
- Villers-Bocage (44km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Domjean (44km)
- Cherbourg (51km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Jurques (48km)
Geography and distances
Grandcamp-Maisy is in the north of France at 54 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Grandcamp-Maisy is 254 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Grandcamp-Maisy
from Caen (prefecture): 54 km
from Paris: 254 km
from Calais: 270 km
from Nice: 895 km
from Bordeaux: 507 km
from Strasbourg: 647 km
Getting here
Most visitors arrive by car typically by ferry into Cherbourg or Caen on the Normandy coast For driving distances to Grandcamp-Maisy from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Cardonville, Cricqueville-en-Bessin, Deux-Jumeaux, Gefosse-Fontenay, La Cambe, Saint-Germain-du-Pert and Saint-Pierre-du-Mont.
This page in French: Visiter Grandcamp-Maisy