Le Vicel tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Barfleur at 5 km from Le Vicel

Visit Le Vicel: highlights and tourist information

Le Vicel is situated in the Manche department and Normandy region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Barfleur at 5 km and Cherbourg at 22 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Le Vicel, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Le Vicel in Normandy.

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Barfleur

Most Beautiful Village at 5 km (direction north-east)

Barfleur is listed among the 'most beautiful villages in France' and...

See Barfleur guide

Cherbourg

at 22 km (direction west)

The port town of Cherbourg has several monuments and...

See Cherbourg guide

Normandy landing beaches

at 42 km (direction east-south-east), in the Calvados department

70 years on and the Normandy Landing Beches still attract...

See Normandy landing beaches guide

Lessay abbey

Abbey at 49 km (direction south-south-west)

The abbey church at Lessay is an important example of...

See Lessay abbey guide

Bayeux

at 59 km (direction east-south-east), in the Calvados department

Best known for its world-famous tapestry, Bayeux also has an...

See Bayeux guide

Arromanches

at 60 km (direction east-south-east), in the Calvados department

Arromanches is well known as the town where the Mulberry Harbour...

See Arromanches guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Manche

Map of places to visit near Le Vicel

Markets in and near Le Vicel

• Quettehou: market Tuesday (5km)
• Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue: market Saturday (6km)
• Saint-Pierre-Eglise: market Wednesday (8km)
• Valognes: market Friday (18km)
• Cherbourg: market Tuesday & Thursday all day & Thursday all day & Sunday (22km)
• Sainte-Mere-Eglise: market Thursday (25km)
• Bricquebec: market Monday (30km)
• Grandcamp-Maisy: market Sunday (34km)
• Carentan: market Monday all day (37km)
• Isigny-sur-Mer: market Wednesday & Saturday (38km)

More information about Le Vicel, Normandy

Tourist attractions near Le Vicel, France

What to do at Le Vicel? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Le Vicel.

Heritage sites

• Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue tours (Vauban fortifications) (6km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Barfleur (5km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin (37km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (59km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du château des Ravalet (19km)
• Château de Beaurepaire (26km)
• Parc du château de Nacqueville (31km)
• Jardin botanique du château de Vauville (39km)
• Jardin Jacques Prévert (45km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Bayeux (58km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Baie des Veys (31km)
• Cap de la Hague (43km)

Towns of Art and history

• Valognes (18km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cherbourg (23km)

Geography and distances

Le Vicel is in the north of France at 60 kilometres from Saint-Lo, the department capital (general information: Le Vicel is 279 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors arrive by car, often from the ferries at Saint-Malo, Cherbourg or Caen on the coast here which are very convenient. For driving distances to Le Vicel from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Anneville-en-Saire, Barfleur, Canteloup, Clitourps, Gatteville-le-Phare, Gouberville, La Pernelle, Le Vast, Montfarville, Quettehou, Reville, Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, Sainte-Genevieve, Tocqueville, Valcanville and Varouville.

This page in French: Visiter Le Vicel