Maizieres tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Falaise at 14 km from Maizieres
Visit Maizieres: highlights and tourist information
To Visit AttractionsMaizieres is situated in the Calvados department and Normandy region, in the north of France at 24 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Maizieres is 184 kilometres from Paris).
Popular places to visit nearby include Falaise at 14 km and Beuvron at 21 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Maizieres, 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 Maizieres in Normandy.
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Calvados
Map of places to visit near Maizieres
Markets in and near Maizieres
- Mezidon-Canon: market Sunday (9km)
- Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives: market Monday (10km)
- Falaise: market Saturday (13km)
- Troarn: market Saturday (18km)
- Mondeville: market Thursday (21km)
- Caen: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Friday (23km)
- Thury-Harcourt: market Tuesday (23km)
- Trun: market Thursday (24km)
- Herouville-Saint-Clair: market Wednesday (24km)
- Ouistreham: market Wednesday & Saturday - seasonal market only (30km)
More information about Maizieres, Normandy
Tourist attractions near Maizieres, France
What to do at Maizieres? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Maizieres.
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Beuvron (21km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (24km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (41km)
- Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (41km)
- Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (41km)
- Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (49km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (7km)
- Boutemont (34km)
- Sassy (41km)
- Jardins du château de Brécy (41km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Bayeux (50km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Prairie (Caen) (23km)
- Jardin des plantes de Caen (25km)
- Rochers des Parcs (25km)
- Pegasus Bridge (26km)
Towns of Art and history
- Orbec (41km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Villers-Bocage (36km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Cabourg (30km)
- Touques (41km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Lisieux (39km)
- Parc zoologique de Jurques (43km)
Geography and distances
Distance to Maizieres
from Caen (prefecture): 24 km
from Paris: 184 km
from Calais: 259 km
from Nice: 820 km
from Bordeaux: 466 km
from Strasbourg: 581 km
Getting here
Maizieres is in the north of France. Most visitors arrive by car typically by ferry into Cherbourg or Caen on the Normandy coast For driving distances to Maizieres from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 14 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Conde-sur-Ifs, Ernes, Estrees-la-Campagne, Fierville-Bray, Magny-la-Campagne, Olendon, Ouilly-le-Tesson, Potigny, Rouvres, Saint-Sylvain, Sassy, Soignolles, Soumont-Saint-Quentin and Vieux-Fume.
This page in French: Visiter Maizieres
