Preaux-Bocage tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Caen at 18 km from Preaux-Bocage
Visit Preaux-Bocage: highlights and tourist information
Preaux-Bocage 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 Preaux-Bocage in Normandy.
Popular places to visit nearby include Caen at 18 km and Creully at 26 km.
Preaux-Bocage, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Caen
at 18 km (direction north-east)With a castle, two abbeys and an attracive historic centre Caen is a very...
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Creully
at 26 km (direction north-east)The medieval Chateau de Creully is the highlight in Creully...
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Bayeux
at 28 km (direction north-west)Best known for its world-famous tapestry, Bayeux also has an imposing cathedral...
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Falaise
at 30 km (direction east-south-east)Best known for its castle, Falaise also has several other interesting monuments in the...
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Arromanches
at 33 km (direction north-north-west)Arromanches is well known as the town where the Mulberry Harbour was built during...
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Vire
at 36 km (direction west-south-west)When you visit Vire be sure to also explore the Route des Gorges de...
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Beuvron
Most Beautiful Village at 38 km (direction east-north-east)Part of the Normandy Cider Route, Beuvron has lots of half-timberd houses and is...
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Cabourg
Seaside resort at 39 km (direction east-north-east)One time favourite of Marcel Proust, Cabourg has one of the longest and active...
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Dives-sur-Mer
at 40 km (direction east-north-east)In the 'Village of William the Conqueror' at Dives-sur-Mer artisans and artists are brought...
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Houlgate
Seaside resort at 43 km (direction east-north-east)The beach is certainly the main attraction at Houlgate, and there are also some...
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Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge
Garden at 43 km (direction east)The gardens of the Pays d'Auge are a beautiful mature garden set around a...
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Cambremer
at 43 km (direction east)Cambremer is a very picturesque small village, ideally explored as part of the Normandy...
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Normandy landing beaches
at 45 km (direction north-west)70 years on and the Normandy Landing Beches still attract thousands of visitors interested...
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Villers-sur-Mer
Seaside resort at 48 km (direction east-north-east)Villers-sur-Mer is one of several friendly beach resorts along the Normandy coast...
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Map of places to visit near Preaux-Bocage
Markets in and near Preaux-Bocage
- Thury-Harcourt: market Tuesday (9km)
- Aunay-sur-Odon: market Saturday (9km)
- Villers-Bocage: market Wednesday (10km)
- Tilly-sur-Seulles: market Sunday (15km)
- Caen: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Friday (18km)
- Mondeville: market Thursday (20km)
- Herouville-Saint-Clair: market Wednesday (23km)
- Conde-sur-Noireau: market Thursday (23km)
- Troarn: market Saturday (28km)
- Douvres-la-Delivrande: market Thursday (29km)
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Tourist attractions near Preaux-Bocage, France
What to do at Preaux-Bocage? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Preaux-Bocage.
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Beuvron (38km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Argentan (50km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (19km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (23km)
- Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (23km)
- Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (25km)
- Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (28km)
- Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (34km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Brécy (25km)
- Plantbessin (26km)
- Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (33km)
- Sassy (58km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Bayeux (29km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Rochers des Parcs (17km)
- Prairie (Caen) (17km)
- Jardin des plantes de Caen (19km)
- Pegasus Bridge (28km)
- Forêt de Cerisy (31km)
- Roches de Ham (38km)
- Forêt de Saint-Sever (46km)
- Baie des Veys (57km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Villers-Bocage (10km)
- Torigni-sur-Vire (34km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Domjean (38km)
- Cabourg (39km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Jurques (18km)
Geography and distances
Preaux-Bocage is in the north of France at 18 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Preaux-Bocage is 211 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Preaux-Bocage
from Caen (prefecture): 18 km
from Paris: 211 km
from Calais: 271 km
from Nice: 843 km
from Bordeaux: 469 km
from Strasbourg: 607 km
Getting here
Most visitors arrive by car typically by ferry into Cherbourg or Caen on the Normandy coast For driving distances to Preaux-Bocage from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 21 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Avenay, Banneville-sur-Ajon, Bonnemaison, Courvaudon, Curcy-sur-Orne, Evrecy, Goupillieres, Grimbosq, La Caine, Landes-sur-Ajon, Le Locheur, Le Mesnil-Au-Grain, Maisoncelles-sur-Ajon, Maizet, Montigny, Ouffieres, Saint-Agnan-le-Malherbe, Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay, Tournay-sur-Odon, Trois-Monts and Vacognes-Neuilly.
This page in French: Visiter Preaux-Bocage