Lisieux tourism and travel guide

Visit Lisieux: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: The painstaking rebuilding of Lisieux since the war has gone a long way to recapturing the feel of the medieval town

Lisieux is situated in the Calvados department and Normandy region.

Attractions in Lisieux

The basilica in Lisieux is a 20th century church built in tribute to Saint-Therese, who lived in the town: Lisieux Basilica

Tourist classifications for Lisieux include "zoo or wildlife park".

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Boutemont at 5 km and Cambremer at 13 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Lisieux, 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 Lisieux in Normandy.

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

Lisieux Basilica

Church less than one km (direction south-east)

The basilica in Lisieux is a 20th century church built in tribute...

See Lisieux Basilica guide

Chateau de Boutemont

Castle at 5 km (direction south-east)

Beautiful chateau and gardens in the Calvados department of Normandy...

See Chateau de Boutemont guide

Cambremer

at 13 km (direction west)

Cambremer is a very picturesque small village, ideally explored as part of...

See Cambremer guide

Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge

Garden at 13 km (direction west)

The gardens of the Pays d'Auge are a beautiful mature garden set...

See Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge guide

Beuvron

Most Beautiful Village at 20 km (direction west)

Part of the Normandy Cider Route, Beuvron has lots of half-timberd houses...

See Beuvron guide

Villers-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 26 km (direction north-west)

Villers-sur-Mer is one of several friendly beach resorts along the Normandy coast...

See Villers-sur-Mer guide

Deauville

Seaside resort at 26 km (direction north-west)

The resort of Deauville, established in the 19th century, is still one...

See Deauville guide

Trouville

Seaside resort at 27 km (direction north-north-west)

The long established resort at Trouville has retained lots of its 19th...

See Trouville guide

Houlgate

Seaside resort at 28 km (direction west-north-west)

The beach is certainly the main attraction at Houlgate, and there are...

See Houlgate guide

Dives-sur-Mer

at 28 km (direction west-north-west)

In the 'Village of William the Conqueror' at Dives-sur-Mer artisans and artists...

See Dives-sur-Mer guide

Villerville

Seaside resort at 29 km (direction north-north-west)

Less popular than neighbours Deauville and Trouville, the resort at Villerville also...

See Villerville guide

Cabourg

Seaside resort at 30 km (direction west-north-west)

One time favourite of Marcel Proust, Cabourg has one of the longest...

See Cabourg guide

Honfleur

at 30 km (direction west-north-west)

There are lots of interesting things to see in Honfleur - if...

See Honfleur guide

Pont-Audemer

at 31 km (direction north-east), in the Eure department

The canals and rivers are the highlight in Pont Audemer, famous for...

See Pont-Audemer guide

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

Map of places to visit near Lisieux

Markets in and near Lisieux

Market days in Lisieux: weekly market: Saturday all day;

• Lisieux: market Saturday all day (0km)
• Cormeilles: market Friday (16km)
• Pont-L'Eveque: market Monday (16km)
• Thiberville: market Monday (17km)
• Orbec: market Wednesday (19km)
• Mezidon-Canon: market Sunday (23km)
• Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives: market Monday (24km)
• Beuzeville: market Tuesday (24km)
• Villers-sur-Mer: market Tuesday & Friday (26km)
• Blonville-sur-Mer: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (26km)

More information about Lisieux, Normandy

Tourist attractions near Lisieux, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Beuvron (20km)

National Monuments

• Abbey of Bec-Hellouin (37km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Honfleur (30km)
• Pont-Audemer (31km)
• Argentan (48km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (43km)
• Abbaye de Jumièges (Jumieges) (53km)

Remarkable gardens

• Boutemont (4km)
• Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (28km)
• Arboretum d'Harcourt (41km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Pegasus Bridge (38km)
• Prairie (Caen) (43km)
• Jardin des plantes de Caen (44km)

Towns of Art and history

• Orbec (19km)
• Le Havre (39km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Touques (24km)
• Cabourg (30km)
• Notre-Dame-de-Gravenchon (45km)

Geography and distances

Lisieux is in the north of France at 44 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Lisieux is 158 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors arrive by car typically by ferry into Cherbourg or Caen on the Normandy coast For driving distances to Lisieux from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Beuvillers, Coquainvilliers, Fauguernon, Glos, Hermival-les-Vaux, Le Mesnil-Eudes, Le Mesnil-Guillaume, Le Pre-d'Auge, Manerbe, Norolles, Ouilly-le-Vicomte, Rocques, Saint-Desir, Saint-Jean-de-Livet, Saint-Martin-de-la-Lieue and Saint-Pierre-Des-Ifs.

This page in French: Visiter Lisieux