Le Breuil-en-Bessin tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Bayeux at 11 km from Le Breuil-en-Bessin
Visit Le Breuil-en-Bessin: highlights and tourist information
Le Breuil-en-Bessin 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 Le Breuil-en-Bessin in Normandy.
Popular places to visit nearby include Bayeux at 11 km and Normandy landing beaches at 14 km.
Le Breuil-en-Bessin, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Bayeux
at 11 km (direction east)Best known for its world-famous tapestry, Bayeux also has an imposing cathedral...
See Bayeux guide
Normandy landing beaches
at 14 km (direction north-north-west)70 years on and the Normandy Landing Beches still attract thousands of visitors interested...
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Arromanches
at 20 km (direction east-north-east)Arromanches is well known as the town where the Mulberry Harbour was built during...
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Creully
at 23 km (direction east)The medieval Chateau de Creully is the highlight in Creully...
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Caen
at 37 km (direction east)With a castle, two abbeys and an attracive historic centre Caen is a very...
See Caen guide
Vire
at 46 km (direction south)When you visit Vire be sure to also explore the Route des Gorges de...
See Vire guide
Lessay abbey
Abbey at 49 km (direction west), in the Manche departmentThe abbey church at Lessay is an important example of roman style architecture...
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Coutances
at 50 km (direction west-south-west), in the Manche departmentCoutances is well known for its impressive cathedral, built in the 113th century...
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Barfleur
Most Beautiful Village at 55 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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Falaise
at 63 km (direction east-south-east)Best known for its castle, Falaise also has several other interesting monuments in the...
See Falaise guide
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Map of places to visit near Le Breuil-en-Bessin
Markets in and near Le Breuil-en-Bessin
- Le Molay-Littry: market Thursday (2km)
- Bayeux: market Wednesday & Saturday (11km)
- Isigny-sur-Mer: market Wednesday & Saturday (19km)
- Tilly-sur-Seulles: market Sunday (19km)
- Grandcamp-Maisy: market Sunday (20km)
- Saint-Lo: market Saturday & Friday (23km)
- Villers-Bocage: market Wednesday (25km)
- Torigni-sur-Vire: market Monday (26km)
- Carentan: market Monday all day (29km)
- Courseulles-sur-Mer: market Tuesday & Friday (30km)
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Tourist attractions near Le Breuil-en-Bessin, France
What to do at Le Breuil-en-Bessin? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Le Breuil-en-Bessin.
Heritage sites
- Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue tours (Vauban fortifications) (47km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin (32km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (8km)
- Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (12km)
- Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (20km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (20km)
- Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (22km)
- Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (37km)
Remarkable gardens
- Plantbessin (7km)
- Jardins du château de Brécy (22km)
- Argences (50km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Bayeux (11km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Forêt de Cerisy (8km)
- Baie des Veys (24km)
- Roches de Ham (29km)
- Jardin des plantes de Caen (36km)
- Prairie (Caen) (37km)
- Pegasus Bridge (42km)
- Rochers des Parcs (48km)
Towns of Art and history
- Coutances (50km)
- Valognes (53km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Villers-Bocage (25km)
- Torigni-sur-Vire (26km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Domjean (32km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Jurques (29km)
Geography and distances
Le Breuil-en-Bessin is in the north of France at 36 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Le Breuil-en-Bessin is 238 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Le Breuil-en-Bessin
from Caen (prefecture): 36 km
from Paris: 238 km
from Calais: 270 km
from Nice: 876 km
from Bordeaux: 492 km
from Strasbourg: 633 km
Getting here
Most visitors arrive by car typically by ferry into Cherbourg or Caen on the Normandy coast For driving distances to Le Breuil-en-Bessin from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 15 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Blay, Campigny, Castillon, Cottun, Crouay, Le Molay-Littry, Le Tronquay, Mandeville-en-Bessin, Mosles, Noron-la-Poterie, Rubercy, Saon, Saonnet, Tournieres and Vaubadon.
This page in French: Visiter Le Breuil-en-Bessin