Missy tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Caen at 15 km from Missy
Visit Missy: highlights and tourist information
Missy 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 Missy in Normandy.
Popular places to visit nearby include Caen at 15 km and Creully at 18 km.
Missy, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Caen
at 15 km (direction east-north-east)With a castle, two abbeys and an attracive historic centre Caen is a very...
See Caen guide
Creully
at 18 km (direction east-north-east)The medieval Chateau de Creully is the highlight in Creully...
See Creully guide
Bayeux
at 20 km (direction north-west)Best known for its world-famous tapestry, Bayeux also has an imposing cathedral...
See Bayeux guide
Arromanches
at 25 km (direction north-north-west)Arromanches is well known as the town where the Mulberry Harbour was built during...
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Falaise
at 37 km (direction east-south-east)Best known for its castle, Falaise also has several other interesting monuments in the...
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Cabourg
Seaside resort at 37 km (direction east-north-east)One time favourite of Marcel Proust, Cabourg has one of the longest and active...
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Normandy landing beaches
at 37 km (direction north-west)70 years on and the Normandy Landing Beches still attract thousands of visitors interested...
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Beuvron
Most Beautiful Village at 38 km (direction east)Part of the Normandy Cider Route, Beuvron has lots of half-timberd houses and is...
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Dives-sur-Mer
at 38 km (direction east-north-east)In the 'Village of William the Conqueror' at Dives-sur-Mer artisans and artists are brought...
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Vire
at 40 km (direction south-west)When you visit Vire be sure to also explore the Route des Gorges de...
See Vire guide
Houlgate
Seaside resort at 40 km (direction east-north-east)The beach is certainly the main attraction at Houlgate, and there are also some...
See Houlgate guide
Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge
Garden at 44 km (direction east)The gardens of the Pays d'Auge are a beautiful mature garden set around a...
See Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge guide
Cambremer
at 44 km (direction east)Cambremer is a very picturesque small village, ideally explored as part of the Normandy...
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Villers-sur-Mer
Seaside resort at 46 km (direction east-north-east)Villers-sur-Mer is one of several friendly beach resorts along the Normandy coast...
See Villers-sur-Mer guide
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Map of places to visit near Missy
Markets in and near Missy
- Tilly-sur-Seulles: market Sunday (8km)
- Villers-Bocage: market Wednesday (9km)
- Aunay-sur-Odon: market Saturday (13km)
- Caen: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Friday (16km)
- Thury-Harcourt: market Tuesday (16km)
- Mondeville: market Thursday (18km)
- Herouville-Saint-Clair: market Wednesday (19km)
- Bayeux: market Wednesday & Saturday (21km)
- Douvres-la-Delivrande: market Thursday (23km)
- Courseulles-sur-Mer: market Tuesday & Friday (24km)
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Tourist attractions near Missy, France
What to do at Missy? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Missy.
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Beuvron (38km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Argentan (57km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (15km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (15km)
- Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (16km)
- Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (17km)
- Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (20km)
- Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (29km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Brécy (18km)
- Plantbessin (20km)
- Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (38km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Bayeux (21km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Prairie (Caen) (14km)
- Jardin des plantes de Caen (15km)
- Pegasus Bridge (24km)
- Rochers des Parcs (24km)
- Forêt de Cerisy (26km)
- Roches de Ham (37km)
- Forêt de Saint-Sever (49km)
- Baie des Veys (51km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Villers-Bocage (9km)
- Torigni-sur-Vire (33km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Cabourg (36km)
- Domjean (38km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Jurques (20km)
Geography and distances
Missy is in the north of France at 15 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Missy is 214 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Missy
from Caen (prefecture): 15 km
from Paris: 214 km
from Calais: 266 km
from Nice: 849 km
from Bordeaux: 476 km
from Strasbourg: 610 km
Getting here
Most visitors arrive by car typically by ferry into Cherbourg or Caen on the Normandy coast For driving distances to Missy from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 25 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Baron-sur-Odon, Bougy, Cheux, Epinay-sur-Odon, Esquay-Notre-Dame, Evrecy, Fontenay-le-Pesnel, Gavrus, Grainville-sur-Odon, Juvigny-sur-Seulles, Landes-sur-Ajon, Le Locheur, Maizet, Mondrainville, Monts-en-Bessin, Mouen, Noyers-Bocage, Parfouru-sur-Odon, Saint-Vaast-sur-Seulles, Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay, Tessel, Tournay-sur-Odon, Tourville-sur-Odon, Vacognes-Neuilly and Vendes.
This page in French: Visiter Missy