Lyons-la-Foret tourism and travel guide

Visit Lyons-la-Foret: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: The half-timbered buildings in the village of Lyons-la-Foret make it one of the prettiest places in Normandy

Lyons-la-Foret is situated in the Eure department and Normandy region.

Tourist classifications for Lyons-la-Foret include "most beautiful village" and "ville fleurie 4*".

Popular places to visit nearby include Rouen at 27 km and Gerberoy at 31 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Lyons-la-Foret, 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 Lyons-la-Foret in Normandy.

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

Chateau Gaillard

Castle at 19 km (direction south-south-west)

The evocative ruins of Chateau Gaillard, built in the 12th century by...

See Chateau Gaillard guide

Rouen

at 27 km (direction west), in the Seine-Maritime department

The cathedral and cobbled streets in the old town are just two...

See Rouen guide

Gerberoy

Most Beautiful Village at 31 km (direction east-north-east), in the Oise department

The 18th century cottages and pretty gardens, and a radical transformation during...

See Gerberoy guide

Vernon

at 35 km (direction south)

Vernon has an attractive historic centre and sits on the banks of...

See Vernon guide

Giverny Gardens

Garden at 36 km (direction south)

The most famous, most visited, and perhaps most attractive gardens in France,...

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Parc Saint-Paul

Theme Park at 37 km (direction east), in the Oise department

Parc Saint Paul is one of the most popular theme parks in...

See Parc Saint-Paul guide

La Roche-Guyon

Most Beautiful Village at 37 km (direction south-south-east), in the Val-d'Oise department

At La Roche-Guyon, a 'plus beau village de France', you can exlore...

See La Roche-Guyon guide

La Bouille

at 40 km (direction west), in the Seine-Maritime department

You will enjoy a stroll along the banks of the Seine river...

See La Bouille guide

Beauvais

at 45 km (direction east), in the Oise department

In Beauvais you can see the important (if often rebuilt and renovated)...

See Beauvais guide

Jumieges Abbey

Abbey at 48 km (direction west), in the Seine-Maritime department

The extensive ruins of Jumieges Abbey are one of the most visited...

See Jumieges Abbey guide

Evreux

at 49 km (direction south-west)

In Evreux it is the two religious monuments - the cathedral and...

See Evreux guide

Chateau de Harcourt

Castle at 56 km (direction west-south-west)

The Chateau de Harcourt in Eure is a medieval castle now restored...

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

Map of places to visit near Lyons-la-Foret

Markets in and near Lyons-la-Foret

• Fleury-sur-Andelle: market Tuesday (10km)
• Gamaches-en-Vexin: market Thursday - seasonal market only (18km)
• Les Andelys: market Saturday all day (18km)
• Gournay-en-Bray: market Tuesday & Friday (20km)
• Buchy: market Monday (22km)
• Forges-les-Eaux: market Thursday & Sunday (24km)
• Darnetal: market Sunday (24km)
• Pont-de-l'Arche: market Sunday (25km)
• Bonsecours: market Friday (25km)
• Gisors: market Monday all day & Friday (26km)

Hotels near Lyons-la-Foret

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Tourist attractions near Lyons-la-Foret, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Gerberoy (31km)
• La Roche-Guyon (37km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Forges-les-Eaux (24km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Vexin Francais (45km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye Saint Germer de Fly (Saint-Germer-de-Fly) (23km)
• Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais de Gisors (Gisors) (26km)
• Abbaye Saint Georges de Boscherville (Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville) (37km)
• Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Beauvais) (44km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château de Vandrimare (10km)
• Jardin Plume (13km)
• Domaine du château d'Ambleville (32km)
• Les jardins du château de Saint-Just (32km)
• Domaine de Villarceaux (35km)
• Jardin de Bellevue (35km)
• Jardin du musée d’art américain (36km)
• Clos du Coudray (36km)
• Jardin de Claude Monet (36km)
• Abbaye Saint-Georges (37km)
• Parc du manoir de Villers (39km)
• Jardins de Bosmelet (42km)
• Les jardins du château de Miserey (45km)
• Parc du château de Digeon (49km)
• Jardins du château du Champ de Bataille (52km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle régionale des Larris et Tourbières de Saint-Pierre-es-Champs (19km)
• Forêt du Parc de Saint-Quentin (40km)
• Plan d'eau du Canada (42km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Parc Saint Paul (37km)

Towns of Art and history

• Rouen (27km)
• Elbeuf (36km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Montville (33km)
• Mureaumont (34km)
• Beauvais (44km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Clères (34km)

Geography and distances

Lyons-la-Foret is in the north of France at 49 kilometres from Evreux, the department capital (general information: Lyons-la-Foret is 88 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors arrive by car, often from the ferry ports at Cherbourg or Caen on the coast here For driving distances to Lyons-la-Foret from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Beauficel-en-Lyons, Fleury-la-Foret, La Neuve-Grange, Le Tronquay, Les Hogues, Lisors, Lorleau, Menesqueville, Rosay-sur-Lieure and Touffreville.

This page in French: Visiter Lyons-la-Foret