Rai tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Mortagne-au-Perche at 26 km from Rai

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Visit Rai: highlights and tourist information

Rai 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 Rai in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Mortagne-au-Perche at 26 km and Chateau de Beaumesnil at 30 km.

Rai, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Mortagne-au-Perche

at 26 km (direction south)

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

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Chateau de Beaumesnil

Castle at 30 km (direction north-north-east), in the Eure department

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

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Haras du Pin

at 32 km (direction west)

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

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Sees

at 35 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Belleme

at 42 km (direction south)

Belleme is one of several small attractive villages within the Perche Natural Regional Park...

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Le Perche

at 42 km (direction south-south-east)

The peaceful countryside of the Perche Natural Regional Park has lots of opportunities to...

See Le Perche guide

Argentan

at 44 km (direction west)

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

See Argentan guide

Chateau de Harcourt

Castle at 49 km (direction north-north-east), in the Eure department

The Chateau de Harcourt in Eure is a medieval castle now restored and surrounded...

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Lisieux Basilica

Church at 50 km (direction north-west), in the Calvados department

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

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Evreux

at 51 km (direction east-north-east), in the Eure department

In Evreux it is the two religious monuments - the cathedral and the bishop's...

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Lisieux

at 51 km (direction north-west), in the Calvados department

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

See Lisieux guide

Nogent-le-Rotrou

at 51 km (direction south-south-east), in the Eure-et-Loir department

Within the Perche Regional Natural Park, in Nogent-le-Rotrou you can discover the castle and...

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Alencon

at 51 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Chateau de Boutemont

Castle at 55 km (direction north-west), in the Calvados department

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

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

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Reserve excursions near Rai

Map of places to visit near Rai

Markets in and near Rai

• Vitrai-sous-Laigle: market Tuesday (10km)
• Tourouvre: market Friday (19km)
• Montreuil-l'Argille: market Tuesday (22km)
• La Barre-en-Ouche: market Wednesday (22km)
• Verneuil-sur-Avre: market Saturday (25km)
• Breteuil: market Wednesday (26km)
• Mortagne-Au-Perche: market Saturday all day (26km)
• Longny-Au-Perche: market Wednesday (27km)
• La Ferriere-sur-Risle: market Sunday (29km)
• Le Mele-sur-Sarthe: market Wednesday (32km)

More information about Rai, Normandy

Tourist attractions near Rai, France

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

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Argentan (44km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Perche (42km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin de la petite Rochelle (39km)
• Sassy (43km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forêt d'Écouves (45km)
• Forêt de Perseigne (46km)
• Signal d'Écouves (46km)

Towns of Art and history

• Orbec (33km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Tourouvre (19km)

Geography and distances

Rai is in the north of France at 51 kilometres from Alencon, the department capital (general information: Rai is 130 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 Rai from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aube, Auguaise, Beaufai, Brethel, Ecorcei, La Chapelle-Viel and Le Menil-Berard.

This page in French: Visiter Rai