Porte-Joie tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chateau Gaillard at 11 km from Porte-Joie

Visit Porte-Joie: highlights and tourist information

Porte-Joie is situated in the Eure department and Normandy region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau Gaillard at 11 km and Lyons-la-Foret at 23 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Porte-Joie, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Porte-Joie in Normandy.

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

Chateau Gaillard

Castle at 11 km (direction east)

The evocative ruins of Chateau Gaillard, built in the 12th century by...

See Chateau Gaillard guide

Lyons-la-Foret

Most Beautiful Village at 23 km (direction north-east)

The half-timbered buildings in the village of Lyons-la-Foret make it one of...

See Lyons-la-Foret guide

Vernon

at 24 km (direction east-south-east)

Vernon has an attractive historic centre and sits on...

See Vernon guide

Rouen

at 25 km (direction north-west), in the Seine-Maritime department

The cathedral and cobbled streets in the old town...

See Rouen guide

La Bouille

at 26 km (direction west-north-west), in the Seine-Maritime department

You will enjoy a stroll along the banks of the Seine river...

See La Bouille guide

Evreux

at 26 km (direction south-south-west)

In Evreux it is the two religious monuments - the...

See Evreux guide

Giverny Gardens

Garden at 27 km (direction east-south-east)

The most famous, most visited, and perhaps most attractive gardens...

See Giverny Gardens guide

La Roche-Guyon

Most Beautiful Village at 33 km (direction east-south-east), in the Val-d'Oise department

At La Roche-Guyon, a 'plus beau village de France',...

See La Roche-Guyon guide

Chateau de Harcourt

Castle at 35 km (direction west)

The Chateau de Harcourt in Eure is a medieval castle...

See Chateau de Harcourt guide

Jumieges Abbey

Abbey at 38 km (direction west-north-west), in the Seine-Maritime department

The extensive ruins of Jumieges Abbey are one of the most...

See Jumieges Abbey guide

Le Bec-Hellouin

Most Beautiful Village at 39 km (direction west)

The village of Le-Bec-Hellouin is one of the prettiest in...

See Le Bec-Hellouin guide

Chateau de Beaumesnil

Castle at 47 km (direction west-south-west)

The Chateau de Beaumesnil is a baroque style castle...

See Chateau de Beaumesnil guide

Caudebec-en-Caux

at 49 km (direction west-north-west), in the Seine-Maritime department

It is the houses and scenery along the banks of...

See Caudebec-en-Caux guide

Gerberoy

Most Beautiful Village at 54 km (direction east-north-east), in the Oise department

The 18th century cottages and pretty gardens, and a radical...

See Gerberoy guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Eure

Map of places to visit near Porte-Joie

Markets in and near Porte-Joie

• Louviers: market Saturday (7km)
• Pont-de-l'Arche: market Sunday (9km)
• Les Andelys: market Saturday all day (11km)
• Gaillon: market Tuesday (11km)
• Fleury-sur-Andelle: market Tuesday (15km)
• Caudebec-les-Elbeuf: market Sunday (17km)
• Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray: market Wednesday (18km)
• Elbeuf: market Saturday (18km)
• Bonsecours: market Friday (22km)
• Grand-Couronne: market Friday (22km)

More information about Porte-Joie, Normandy

Tourist attractions near Porte-Joie, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Lyons-la-Foret (23km)
• La Roche-Guyon (33km)
• Gerberoy (54km)

National Monuments

• Abbey of Bec-Hellouin (39km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Forges-les-Eaux (46km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye Saint Georges de Boscherville (Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville) (30km)
• Abbaye de Jumièges (Jumieges) (38km)
• Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais de Gisors (Gisors) (38km)
• Abbaye Saint Germer de Fly (Saint-Germer-de-Fly) (44km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château de Vandrimare (16km)
• Les jardins du château de Saint-Just (20km)
• Jardin Plume (22km)
• Les jardins du château de Miserey (25km)
• Jardin du musée d’art américain (27km)
• Jardin de Claude Monet (28km)
• Parc du manoir de Villers (28km)
• Jardins du château du Champ de Bataille (30km)
• Abbaye Saint-Georges (30km)
• Domaine du château d'Ambleville (34km)
• Domaine de Villarceaux (34km)
• Arboretum d'Harcourt (35km)
• Clos du Coudray (45km)
• Parc du château de Thoiry (58km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle régionale des Larris et Tourbières de Saint-Pierre-es-Champs (41km)

Towns of Art and history

• Elbeuf (18km)
• Rouen (25km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Montville (36km)
• Mureaumont (57km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Clères (40km)
• Parc zoologique de Thoiry (58km)

Geography and distances

Porte-Joie is in the north of France at 26 kilometres from Evreux, the department capital (general information: Porte-Joie is 91 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors arrive by car, often from the ferry ports at Cherbourg or Caen on the coast here For driving distances to Porte-Joie from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 18 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Ande, Connelles, Daubeuf-Pres-Vatteville, Herqueville, Heudebouville, Incarville, Le Vaudreuil, Lery, Les Damps, Muids, Saint-Etienne-du-Vauvray, Saint-Pierre-du-Vauvray, Tournedos-sur-Seine, Val-de-Reuil, Vatteville, Venables, Villers-sur-le-Roule and Vironvay.

This page in French: Visiter Porte-Joie