Magny-en-Bessin tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Bayeux at 4 km from Magny-en-Bessin
Visit Magny-en-Bessin: highlights and tourist information
Magny-en-Bessin 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 Magny-en-Bessin in Normandy.
Popular places to visit nearby include Bayeux at 4 km and Arromanches at 5 km.
Magny-en-Bessin, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Bayeux
at 4 km (direction south-west)Best known for its world-famous tapestry, Bayeux also has an imposing cathedral...
See Bayeux guide
Arromanches
at 5 km (direction north-east)Arromanches is well known as the town where the Mulberry Harbour was built during...
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Creully
at 9 km (direction east)The medieval Chateau de Creully is the highlight in Creully...
See Creully guide
Normandy landing beaches
at 18 km (direction west-north-west)70 years on and the Normandy Landing Beches still attract thousands of visitors interested...
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Caen
at 25 km (direction east-south-east)With a castle, two abbeys and an attracive historic centre Caen is a very...
See Caen guide
Cabourg
Seaside resort at 40 km (direction east)One time favourite of Marcel Proust, Cabourg has one of the longest and active...
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Dives-sur-Mer
at 41 km (direction east)In the 'Village of William the Conqueror' at Dives-sur-Mer artisans and artists are brought...
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Houlgate
Seaside resort at 43 km (direction east)The beach is certainly the main attraction at Houlgate, and there are also some...
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Beuvron
Most Beautiful Village at 47 km (direction east)Part of the Normandy Cider Route, Beuvron has lots of half-timberd houses and is...
See Beuvron guide
Villers-sur-Mer
Seaside resort at 48 km (direction east)Villers-sur-Mer is one of several friendly beach resorts along the Normandy coast...
See Villers-sur-Mer guide
Falaise
at 57 km (direction south-east)Best known for its castle, Falaise also has several other interesting monuments in the...
See Falaise guide
Barfleur
Most Beautiful Village at 59 km (direction west-north-west), in the Manche departmentBarfleur is listed among the 'most beautiful villages in France' and the harbour area...
See Barfleur guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Calvados
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Markets in and near Magny-en-Bessin
- Bayeux: market Wednesday & Saturday (4km)
- Tilly-sur-Seulles: market Sunday (15km)
- Courseulles-sur-Mer: market Tuesday & Friday (15km)
- Le Molay-Littry: market Thursday (17km)
- Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer: market Thursday (20km)
- Douvres-la-Delivrande: market Thursday (21km)
- Villers-Bocage: market Wednesday (25km)
- Caen: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Friday (26km)
- Herouville-Saint-Clair: market Wednesday (27km)
- Mondeville: market Thursday (29km)
More information about Magny-en-Bessin, Normandy
Tourist attractions near Magny-en-Bessin, France
What to do at Magny-en-Bessin? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Magny-en-Bessin.
Heritage sites
- Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue tours (Vauban fortifications) (54km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
Churches and religious monuments
- Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (4km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (8km)
- Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (8km)
- Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (8km)
- Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (23km)
- Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (26km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Brécy (8km)
- Plantbessin (15km)
- Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (55km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Bayeux (4km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Forêt de Cerisy (21km)
- Jardin des plantes de Caen (25km)
- Prairie (Caen) (26km)
- Pegasus Bridge (29km)
- Baie des Veys (35km)
- Roches de Ham (41km)
- Rochers des Parcs (46km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Villers-Bocage (25km)
- Torigni-sur-Vire (38km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Cabourg (40km)
- Domjean (44km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Jurques (34km)
Geography and distances
Magny-en-Bessin is in the north of France at 25 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Magny-en-Bessin is 225 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Magny-en-Bessin
from Caen (prefecture): 25 km
from Paris: 225 km
from Calais: 256 km
from Nice: 869 km
from Bordeaux: 497 km
from Strasbourg: 619 km
Getting here
Most visitors arrive by car typically by ferry into Cherbourg or Caen on the Normandy coast For driving distances to Magny-en-Bessin from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 22 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Arromanches, Asnelles, Bayeux, Bazenville, Commes, Esquay-sur-Seulles, Le Manoir, Longues-sur-Mer, Manvieux, Rucqueville, Ryes, Saint-Come-de-Fresne, Saint-Loup-Hors, Saint-Martin-Des-Entrees, Saint-Vigor-le-Grand, Sommervieu, Sully, Tracy-sur-Mer, Vaucelles, Vaux-sur-Aure, Vaux-sur-Seulles and Vienne-en-Bessin.
This page in French: Visiter Magny-en-Bessin