Le Plessis-Grimoult tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Vire at 25 km from Le Plessis-Grimoult
Visit Le Plessis-Grimoult: highlights and tourist information
Le Plessis-Grimoult 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 Plessis-Grimoult in Normandy.
Popular places to visit nearby include Vire at 25 km and Caen at 30 km.
Le Plessis-Grimoult, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Vire
at 25 km (direction west-south-west)When you visit Vire be sure to also explore the Route des Gorges de...
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Caen
at 30 km (direction north-east)With a castle, two abbeys and an attracive historic centre Caen is a very...
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Falaise
at 31 km (direction east)Best known for its castle, Falaise also has several other interesting monuments in the...
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Bayeux
at 36 km (direction north-north-west)Best known for its world-famous tapestry, Bayeux also has an imposing cathedral...
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Creully
at 36 km (direction north-north-east)The medieval Chateau de Creully is the highlight in Creully...
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Domfront
at 41 km (direction south), in the Orne departmentThe castle forms an excellent backdrop to the cobbled streets in the old town...
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Arromanches
at 42 km (direction south)Arromanches is well known as the town where the Mulberry Harbour was built during...
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Bagnoles de l'Orne
at 48 km (direction south-south-east), in the Orne departmentThe town of Bagnoles-de-l'Orne is very pleasant, and well known as a spa town...
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Beuvron
Most Beautiful Village at 48 km (direction east-north-east)Part of the Normandy Cider Route, Beuvron has lots of half-timberd houses and is...
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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...
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Normandy landing beaches
at 50 km (direction north-north-west)70 years on and the Normandy Landing Beches still attract thousands of visitors interested...
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Cabourg
Seaside resort at 51 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 52 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 52 km (direction east-north-east)The gardens of the Pays d'Auge are a beautiful mature garden set around a...
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Markets in and near Le Plessis-Grimoult
- Aunay-sur-Odon: market Saturday (7km)
- Thury-Harcourt: market Tuesday (10km)
- Conde-sur-Noireau: market Thursday (13km)
- Villers-Bocage: market Wednesday (14km)
- Tilly-sur-Seulles: market Sunday (24km)
- Vire: market Friday (24km)
- Flers: market Wednesday & Saturday (24km)
- Torigni-sur-Vire: market Monday (28km)
- Caen: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Friday (30km)
- Falaise: market Saturday (31km)
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Tourist attractions near Le Plessis-Grimoult, France
What to do at Le Plessis-Grimoult? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Le Plessis-Grimoult.
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Beuvron (48km)
National Monuments
- Carrouges Chateau (56km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (31km)
- Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (33km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (33km)
- Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (35km)
- Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (35km)
- Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (36km)
Remarkable gardens
- Plantbessin (30km)
- Jardins du château de Brécy (35km)
- Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (39km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Bayeux (36km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Rochers des Parcs (12km)
- Prairie (Caen) (29km)
- Jardin des plantes de Caen (31km)
- Roches de Ham (32km)
- Forêt de Cerisy (33km)
- Forêt de Saint-Sever (35km)
- Pegasus Bridge (40km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Villers-Bocage (14km)
- Torigni-sur-Vire (28km)
- Villedieu-les-Poeles (47km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Domjean (31km)
- Cabourg (51km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Jurques (11km)
Geography and distances
Le Plessis-Grimoult is in the north of France at 30 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Le Plessis-Grimoult is 217 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Le Plessis-Grimoult
from Caen (prefecture): 30 km
from Paris: 217 km
from Calais: 283 km
from Nice: 840 km
from Bordeaux: 459 km
from Strasbourg: 614 km
Getting here
Most visitors arrive by car typically by ferry into Cherbourg or Caen on the Normandy coast For driving distances to Le Plessis-Grimoult from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bonnemaison, Campandre-Valcongrain, Cauville, Culey-le-Patry, Danvou-la-Ferriere, Hamars, La Villette, Lassy, Lenault, Ondefontaine, Perigny, Roucamps, Saint-Jean-le-Blanc, Saint-Lambert, Saint-Pierre-la-Vieille and Saint-Vigor-Des-Mezerets.
This page in French: Visiter Le Plessis-Grimoult