La Caine tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Caen at 20 km from La Caine
Visit La Caine: highlights and tourist information
La Caine 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 La Caine in Normandy.
Popular places to visit nearby include Caen at 20 km and Creully at 28 km.
La Caine, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Caen
at 20 km (direction north-east)With a castle, two abbeys and an attracive historic centre Caen is a very...
See Caen guide
Creully
at 28 km (direction north-east)The medieval Chateau de Creully is the highlight in Creully...
See Creully guide
Falaise
at 29 km (direction east-south-east)Best known for its castle, Falaise also has several other interesting monuments in the...
See Falaise guide
Bayeux
at 30 km (direction north-west)Best known for its world-famous tapestry, Bayeux also has an imposing cathedral...
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Vire
at 35 km (direction west-south-west)When you visit Vire be sure to also explore the Route des Gorges de...
See Vire guide
Arromanches
at 35 km (direction north-north-west)Arromanches is well known as the town where the Mulberry Harbour was built during...
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Beuvron
Most Beautiful Village at 39 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 41 km (direction east-north-east)One time favourite of Marcel Proust, Cabourg has one of the longest and active...
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Dives-sur-Mer
at 42 km (direction east-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 43 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 43 km (direction east-north-east)Cambremer is a very picturesque small village, ideally explored as part of the Normandy...
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Houlgate
Seaside resort at 44 km (direction east-north-east)The beach is certainly the main attraction at Houlgate, and there are also some...
See Houlgate guide
Normandy landing beaches
at 47 km (direction north-west)70 years on and the Normandy Landing Beches still attract thousands of visitors interested...
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Argentan
at 49 km (direction east-south-east), in the Orne departmentDespite extensive war time damage Argentan has retained several sites of interest...
See Argentan guide
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Markets in and near La Caine
- Thury-Harcourt: market Tuesday (6km)
- Aunay-sur-Odon: market Saturday (8km)
- Villers-Bocage: market Wednesday (11km)
- Tilly-sur-Seulles: market Sunday (18km)
- Caen: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Friday (20km)
- Conde-sur-Noireau: market Thursday (21km)
- Mondeville: market Thursday (21km)
- Herouville-Saint-Clair: market Wednesday (24km)
- Falaise: market Saturday (28km)
- Troarn: market Saturday (29km)
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Tourist attractions near La Caine, France
What to do at La Caine? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting La Caine.
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Beuvron (39km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Argentan (49km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (20km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (25km)
- Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (25km)
- Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (27km)
- Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (30km)
- Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (35km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Brécy (27km)
- Plantbessin (28km)
- Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (33km)
- Sassy (56km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Bayeux (31km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Rochers des Parcs (14km)
- Prairie (Caen) (19km)
- Jardin des plantes de Caen (20km)
- Pegasus Bridge (29km)
- Forêt de Cerisy (32km)
- Roches de Ham (38km)
- Forêt de Saint-Sever (45km)
- Baie des Veys (59km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Villers-Bocage (11km)
- Torigni-sur-Vire (34km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Domjean (38km)
- Cabourg (41km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Jurques (17km)
Geography and distances
La Caine is in the north of France at 20 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: La Caine is 211 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to La Caine
from Caen (prefecture): 20 km
from Paris: 211 km
from Calais: 272 km
from Nice: 841 km
from Bordeaux: 467 km
from Strasbourg: 607 km
Getting here
Most visitors arrive by car typically by ferry into Cherbourg or Caen on the Normandy coast For driving distances to La Caine from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 20 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Banneville-sur-Ajon, Bonnemaison, Courvaudon, Croisilles, Curcy-sur-Orne, Goupillieres, Grimbosq, Hamars, Landes-sur-Ajon, Le Mesnil-Au-Grain, Maisoncelles-sur-Ajon, Maizet, Montigny, Ouffieres, Preaux-Bocage, Saint-Agnan-le-Malherbe, Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay, Thury-Harcourt, Trois-Monts and Vacognes-Neuilly.
This page in French: Visiter La Caine