Pont-d'Ouilly tourism and travel guide

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Visit Pont-d'Ouilly: highlights and tourist information

Pont-d'Ouilly 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 Pont-d'Ouilly in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Falaise at 16 km and Argentan at 32 km.

Pont-d'Ouilly, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Falaise

at 16 km (direction east)

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

See Falaise guide

Argentan

at 32 km (direction east-south-east), in the Orne department

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

See Argentan guide

Caen

at 35 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Caen guide

Vire

at 35 km (direction west)

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

See Vire guide

Domfront

at 36 km (direction south-west), in the Orne department

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

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Bagnoles de l'Orne

at 36 km (direction south), 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

Haras du Pin

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

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

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Beuvron

Most Beautiful Village at 44 km (direction north-east)

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

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Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge

Garden at 46 km (direction east-north-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 46 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Creully

at 47 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Creully guide

Lassay-les-Chateaux

at 49 km (direction south-south-west), in the Mayenne department

Small town with two 15th century castles and a popular public garden...

See Lassay-les-Chateaux guide

Bayeux

at 50 km (direction north-west)

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

See Bayeux guide

Cabourg

Seaside resort at 51 km (direction north-east)

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

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Map of places to visit near Pont-d'Ouilly

Markets in and near Pont-d'Ouilly

• Conde-sur-Noireau: market Thursday (10km)
• Thury-Harcourt: market Tuesday (13km)
• Falaise: market Saturday (16km)
• Flers: market Wednesday & Saturday (18km)
• Briouze: market Monday (20km)
• Aunay-sur-Odon: market Saturday (23km)
• Villers-Bocage: market Wednesday (29km)
• Argentan: market Tuesday & Friday (32km)
• Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives: market Monday (32km)
• La Ferte-Mace: market Thursday (32km)

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Tourist attractions near Pont-d'Ouilly, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Beuvron (44km)

National Monuments

• Carrouges Chateau (40km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Argentan (32km)
• Domfront (36km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Normandie-Maine (45km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (35km)
• Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (45km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (45km)
• Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (46km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (50km)
• Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (52km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (27km)
• Sassy (38km)
• Plantbessin (46km)
• Jardins du château de Brécy (46km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Rochers des Parcs (6km)
• Prairie (Caen) (33km)
• Jardin des plantes de Caen (35km)
• Pegasus Bridge (42km)
• Signal d'Écouves (49km)
• Forêt de Cerisy (49km)
• Forêt d'Écouves (51km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Villers-Bocage (29km)
• Torigni-sur-Vire (45km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Fraimbault (48km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Jurques (29km)

Geography and distances

Pont-d'Ouilly is in the north of France at 35 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Pont-d'Ouilly is 202 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 Pont-d'Ouilly from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 20 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Berjou, Bonnoeil, Cahan, Clecy, Cossesseville, La Lande-Saint-Simeon, La Pommeraye, Le Bo, Le Detroit, Le Mesnil-Villement, Le Vey, Les IsLes Bardel, Menil-Hubert-sur-Orne, Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais, Rapilly, Saint-Omer, Saint-Philbert-sur-Orne, Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne, Segrie-Fontaine and Treprel.

This page in French: Visiter Pont-d'Ouilly