Percy tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Vire at 24 km from Percy

Visit Percy: highlights and tourist information

Percy is situated in the Manche 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 Percy in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Vire at 24 km and Coutances at 25 km.

Percy, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Vire

at 24 km (direction east-south-east), in the Calvados department

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

See Vire guide

Coutances

at 25 km (direction west-north-west)

Coutances is well known for its impressive cathedral, built in the 113th...

See Coutances guide

Granville

Seaside resort at 31 km (direction west)

Granville is best known for its long sandy beach, and the 19th...

See Granville guide

Mont-Saint-Michel

Heritage Site at 39 km (direction south-west)

No visit to Normandy would be complete without visiting the iconic Abbey...

See Mont-Saint-Michel guide

Lessay abbey

Abbey at 42 km (direction north-west)

The abbey church at Lessay is an important example of roman style...

See Lessay abbey guide

Bayeux

at 53 km (direction north-east), in the Calvados department

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

See Bayeux guide

Cancale

at 54 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Cancale is the perfect place to try the famous Brittany oysters, fresh...

See Cancale guide

Domfront

at 54 km (direction east-south-east), in the Orne department

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

See Domfront guide

Mont-Dol

at 57 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Mont Dol is a small village with a hill top on which...

See Mont-Dol guide

Dol-de-Bretagne

at 58 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

The lovely old town in Dol-de-Bretagne ensure it remains one of the...

See Dol-de-Bretagne guide

Creully

at 63 km (direction east-north-east), in the Calvados department

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

See Creully guide

Arromanches

at 63 km (direction north-east), in the Calvados department

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

See Arromanches guide

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Map of places to visit near Percy

Markets in and near Percy

• Villedieu-les-Poeles: market Tuesday (9km)
• Gavray: market Saturday (12km)
• Torigni-sur-Vire: market Monday (20km)
• La Haye-Pesnel: market Wednesday (20km)
• Marigny: market Wednesday (21km)
• Brecey: market Friday (21km)
• Saint-Lo: market Saturday & Friday (23km)
• Brehal: market Tuesday & Sunday (24km)
• Coutances: market Thursday & Saturday (24km)
• Vire: market Friday (24km)

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Tourist attractions near Percy, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Baie du Mont Saint-Michel (39km)

Heritage sites

• Mont-Saint-Michel (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (39km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Granville (31km)
• Domfront (54km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin (44km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (36km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (53km)
• Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (58km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (58km)

Remarkable gardens

• Argences (21km)
• Plantbessin (43km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Bayeux (54km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forêt de Saint-Sever (16km)
• Roches de Ham (16km)
• Forêt de Cerisy (37km)
• Couesnon (41km)
• Embouchure - Couesnon (41km)
• Chausey (44km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Sougeal (51km)

Towns of Art and history

• Coutances (25km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Villedieu-les-Poeles (9km)
• Torigni-sur-Vire (20km)
• Ducey (34km)
• Villers-Bocage (43km)
• Dol-de-Bretagne (58km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Domjean (14km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Champrepus (13km)
• Parc zoologique de Jurques (33km)

Geography and distances

Percy is in the north of France at 23 kilometres from Saint-Lo, the department capital (general information: Percy is 259 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors arrive by car, often from the ferries at Saint-Malo, Cherbourg or Caen on the coast here which are very convenient. For driving distances to Percy from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 11 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Beaucoudray, Chevry, Hambye, La Bloutiere, La Colombe, Le Chefresne, Margueray, Maupertuis, Montabot, Sourdeval-les-Bois and Villebaudon.

This page in French: Visiter Percy