Lyons-la-Foret tourism and travel guide

Visit Lyons-la-Foret: highlights and tourist information
Travel Guide To Visit AttractionsFrance 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.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Lyons-la-Foret. For detailed visitor information see the Lyons-la-Foret travel guide.
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 departmentThe 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 departmentThe 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 departmentParc 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 departmentAt 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 departmentYou will enjoy a stroll along the banks of the Seine river...
See La Bouille guide

Beauvais
at 45 km (direction east), in the Oise departmentIn 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 departmentThe 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).
Distance to Lyons-la-Foret
from Evreux (prefecture): 49 km
from Paris: 88 km
from Calais: 174 km
from Nice: 773 km
from Bordeaux: 531 km
from Strasbourg: 466 km
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