Montchauvet tourism and travel guide

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Visit Montchauvet: highlights and tourist information

Montchauvet 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 Montchauvet in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Vire at 16 km and Bayeux at 37 km.

Montchauvet, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Vire

at 16 km (direction west-south-west)

When you visit Vire be sure to also explore the Route des Gorges de...

See Vire guide

Bayeux

at 37 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Bayeux guide

Caen

at 38 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Caen guide

Domfront

at 40 km (direction south-south-east), in the Orne department

The castle forms an excellent backdrop to the cobbled streets in the old town...

See Domfront guide

Falaise

at 40 km (direction east)

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

See Falaise guide

Creully

at 41 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Creully guide

Arromanches

at 45 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Arromanches guide

Normandy landing beaches

at 49 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Normandy landing beaches guide

Bagnoles de l'Orne

at 50 km (direction south-east), in the Orne department

The town of Bagnoles-de-l'Orne is very pleasant, and well known as a spa town...

See Bagnoles de l'Orne guide

Cabourg

Seaside resort at 60 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Cabourg guide

Dives-sur-Mer

at 60 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Dives-sur-Mer guide

Houlgate

Seaside resort at 63 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Houlgate guide

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Map of places to visit near Montchauvet

Markets in and near Montchauvet

• Aunay-sur-Odon: market Saturday (12km)
• Vire: market Friday (16km)
• Villers-Bocage: market Wednesday (17km)
• Conde-sur-Noireau: market Thursday (17km)
• Thury-Harcourt: market Tuesday (20km)
• Torigni-sur-Vire: market Monday (20km)
• Flers: market Wednesday & Saturday (26km)
• Tilly-sur-Seulles: market Sunday (27km)
• Sourdeval: market Tuesday (28km)
• Saint-Lo: market Saturday & Friday (32km)

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Tourist attractions near Montchauvet, France

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

National Monuments

• Carrouges Chateau (60km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Domfront (40km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin (57km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (32km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (37km)
• Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (37km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (37km)
• Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (38km)
• Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (39km)

Remarkable gardens

• Plantbessin (29km)
• Jardins du château de Brécy (39km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Bayeux (38km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Rochers des Parcs (20km)
• Roches de Ham (24km)
• Forêt de Saint-Sever (26km)
• Forêt de Cerisy (29km)
• Prairie (Caen) (37km)
• Jardin des plantes de Caen (38km)
• Pegasus Bridge (47km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Villers-Bocage (17km)
• Torigni-sur-Vire (20km)
• Villedieu-les-Poeles (37km)
• Ducey (54km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Domjean (22km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Jurques (7km)
• Parc zoologique de Champrepus (44km)

Geography and distances

Montchauvet is in the north of France at 38 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Montchauvet is 226 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 Montchauvet from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 12 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Beaulieu, Bremoy, Danvou-la-Ferriere, Estry, Lassy, Le Desert, Le Mesnil-Auzouf, Montamy, Montchamp, Ondefontaine, Saint-Charles-de-Percy and Saint-Pierre-Tarentaine.

This page in French: Visiter Montchauvet