Maisons tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Bayeux at 5 km from Maisons

Visit Maisons: highlights and tourist information

Maisons is situated in the Calvados department and Normandy region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Bayeux at 5 km and Arromanches at 10 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Maisons, 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 Maisons in Normandy.

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

Bayeux

at 5 km (direction south-east)

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

See Bayeux guide

Arromanches

at 10 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Arromanches guide

Normandy landing beaches

at 12 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Normandy landing beaches guide

Creully

at 16 km (direction east)

The medieval Chateau de Creully is the highlight in Creully...

See Creully guide

Caen

at 31 km (direction east-south-east)

With a castle, two abbeys and an attracive historic centre Caen is...

See Caen guide

Cabourg

Seaside resort at 46 km (direction east)

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

See Cabourg guide

Dives-sur-Mer

at 47 km (direction east)

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

See Dives-sur-Mer guide

Houlgate

Seaside resort at 49 km (direction east)

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

See Houlgate guide

Barfleur

Most Beautiful Village at 54 km (direction north-west), in the Manche department

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

See Barfleur guide

Falaise

at 62 km (direction south-east)

Best known for its castle, Falaise also has several other interesting monuments...

See Falaise guide

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

Map of places to visit near Maisons

Markets in and near Maisons

• Bayeux: market Wednesday & Saturday (4km)
• Le Molay-Littry: market Thursday (12km)
• Tilly-sur-Seulles: market Sunday (18km)
• Courseulles-sur-Mer: market Tuesday & Friday (21km)
• Grandcamp-Maisy: market Sunday (23km)
• Isigny-sur-Mer: market Wednesday & Saturday (25km)
• Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer: market Thursday (26km)
• Villers-Bocage: market Wednesday (27km)
• Douvres-la-Delivrande: market Thursday (27km)
• Caen: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Friday (32km)

Hotels near Maisons

More information about Maisons, Normandy

Tourist attractions near Maisons, France

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

Heritage sites

• Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue tours (Vauban fortifications) (48km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Barfleur (54km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin (40km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (5km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (13km)
• Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (13km)
• Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (14km)
• Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (18km)
• Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (32km)

Remarkable gardens

• Plantbessin (12km)
• Jardins du château de Brécy (14km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Bayeux (4km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forêt de Cerisy (17km)
• Baie des Veys (29km)
• Jardin des plantes de Caen (31km)
• Prairie (Caen) (32km)
• Pegasus Bridge (35km)
• Roches de Ham (38km)
• Rochers des Parcs (49km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Villers-Bocage (27km)
• Torigni-sur-Vire (35km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Domjean (42km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Jurques (34km)

Geography and distances

Maisons is in the north of France at 31 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Maisons is 231 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 Maisons from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 19 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Barbeville, Bayeux, Commes, Cottun, Crouay, Cussy, Etreham, Longues-sur-Mer, Mosles, Port-en-Bessin-Huppain, Russy, Saint-Loup-Hors, Saint-Martin-Des-Entrees, Saint-Vigor-le-Grand, Sainte-Honorine-Des-Pertes, Sully, Tour-en-Bessin, Vaucelles and Vaux-sur-Aure.

This page in French: Visiter Maisons