Ommeel tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Haras du Pin at 7 km from Ommeel

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Visit Ommeel: highlights and tourist information

Ommeel is situated in the Orne 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 Ommeel in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Haras du Pin at 7 km and Argentan at 14 km.

Ommeel, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Haras du Pin

at 7 km (direction south)

The Haras du Pin is the oldest of the national horse training centres in...

See Haras du Pin guide

Argentan

at 14 km (direction west-south-west)

Despite extensive war time damage Argentan has retained several sites of interest...

See Argentan guide

Sees

at 22 km (direction south)

The cathedral is the famous attraction at Sees, but there are other sites of...

See Sees guide

Falaise

at 27 km (direction west-north-west), in the Calvados department

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

See Falaise guide

Lisieux Basilica

Church at 38 km (direction north-north-east), in the Calvados department

The basilica in Lisieux is a 20th century church built in tribute to Saint-Therese,...

See Lisieux Basilica guide

Lisieux

at 38 km (direction north-north-east), in the Calvados department

The painstaking rebuilding of Lisieux since the war has gone a long way to...

See Lisieux guide

Cambremer

at 39 km (direction north-north-west), in the Calvados department

Cambremer is a very picturesque small village, ideally explored as part of the Normandy...

See Cambremer guide

Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge

Garden at 39 km (direction north-north-west), in the Calvados department

The gardens of the Pays d'Auge are a beautiful mature garden set around a...

See Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge guide

Alencon

at 42 km (direction south)

There are several sites of historical interest in Alencon, best known as a centre...

See Alencon guide

Mortagne-au-Perche

at 43 km (direction south-east)

There are several places of historic interest to discover here at Mortagne-au-Perche, within the...

See Mortagne-au-Perche guide

Chateau de Boutemont

Castle at 43 km (direction south-east), in the Calvados department

Beautiful chateau and gardens in the Calvados department of Normandy...

See Chateau de Boutemont guide

Beuvron

Most Beautiful Village at 45 km (direction north-north-west), in the Calvados department

Part of the Normandy Cider Route, Beuvron has lots of half-timberd houses and is...

See Beuvron guide

Chateau de Beaumesnil

Castle at 47 km (direction east-north-east), in the Eure department

The Chateau de Beaumesnil is a baroque style castle surrounded by park and gardens...

See Chateau de Beaumesnil guide

Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei

Most Beautiful Village at 49 km (direction south-south-west)

Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei is a very pretty village in the Regional Natural Park of Normandie-Marne....

See Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei guide

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Reserve excursions near Ommeel

Map of places to visit near Ommeel

Markets in and near Ommeel

• Trun: market Thursday (9km)
• Argentan: market Tuesday & Friday (14km)
• Sees: market Saturday (22km)
• Falaise: market Saturday (27km)
• Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives: market Monday (27km)
• Montreuil-l'Argille: market Tuesday (29km)
• Orbec: market Wednesday (31km)
• Mezidon-Canon: market Sunday (34km)
• Le Mele-sur-Sarthe: market Wednesday (36km)
• Lisieux: market Saturday all day (39km)

More information about Ommeel, Normandy

Tourist attractions near Ommeel, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Beuvron (45km)

National Monuments

• Carrouges Chateau (35km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Argentan (14km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Normandie-Maine (44km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (56km)

Remarkable gardens

• Sassy (18km)
• Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (26km)
• Boutemont (42km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Signal d'Écouves (29km)
• Forêt d'Écouves (29km)
• Forêt de Perseigne (45km)
• Rochers des Parcs (46km)
• Prairie (Caen) (56km)
• Jardin des plantes de Caen (57km)

Towns of Art and history

• Orbec (31km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Tourouvre (44km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Lisieux (44km)

Geography and distances

Ommeel is in the north of France at 42 kilometres from Alencon, the department capital (general information: Ommeel is 161 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors arrive in one of the cross-channel ferry ports with Caen being especially close, typically within an hours drive. For driving distances to Ommeel from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 15 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aubry-en-Exmes, Avernes-sous-Exmes, Chambois, Coudehard, Exmes, Fel, La Fresnaie-Fayel, Le Bourg-Saint-Leonard, Mont-Ormel, Neauphe-sur-Dive, Saint-Lambert-sur-Dive, Saint-Pierre-la-Riviere, Silly-en-Gouffern, Survie and Villebadin.

This page in French: Visiter Ommeel