Rapilly tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Falaise at 11 km from Rapilly
Visit Rapilly: highlights and tourist information
To Visit Attractions Book a visitRapilly 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 Rapilly in Normandy.
Popular places to visit nearby include Falaise at 11 km and Argentan at 26 km.
Rapilly, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Falaise
at 11 km (direction east-north-east)Best known for its castle, Falaise also has several other interesting monuments...
See Falaise guide

Argentan
at 26 km (direction east-south-east), in the Orne departmentDespite extensive war time damage Argentan has retained several sites of interest...
See Argentan guide

Bagnoles de l'Orne
at 35 km (direction south-south-west), in the Orne departmentThe town of Bagnoles-de-l'Orne is very pleasant, and well known as a...
See Bagnoles de l'Orne guide

Caen
at 36 km (direction south-south-west)With a castle, two abbeys and an attracive historic centre Caen is...
See Caen guide

Domfront
at 37 km (direction south-west), in the Orne departmentThe castle forms an excellent backdrop to the cobbled streets in the...
See Domfront guide

Haras du Pin
at 38 km (direction east-south-east), in the Orne departmentThe Haras du Pin is the oldest of the national horse training...
See Haras du Pin guide

Vire
at 41 km (direction west)When you visit Vire be sure to also explore the Route des...
See Vire guide

Beuvron
Most Beautiful Village at 42 km (direction north-east)Part of the Normandy Cider Route, Beuvron has lots of half-timberd houses...
See Beuvron guide

Cambremer
at 43 km (direction north-east)Cambremer is a very picturesque small village, ideally explored as part of...
See Cambremer guide

Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge
Garden at 43 km (direction north-east)The gardens of the Pays d'Auge are a beautiful mature garden set...
See Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge guide

Sees
at 47 km (direction east-south-east), in the Orne departmentThe cathedral is the famous attraction at Sees, but there are other...
See Sees guide

Lassay-les-Chateaux
at 48 km (direction south-south-west), in the Mayenne departmentSmall town with two 15th century castles and a popular public garden...
See Lassay-les-Chateaux guide

Creully
at 50 km (direction north-north-west)The medieval Chateau de Creully is the highlight in Creully...
See Creully guide

Cabourg
Seaside resort at 51 km (direction north-north-east)One time favourite of Marcel Proust, Cabourg has one of the longest...
See Cabourg guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Calvados
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Map of places to visit near Rapilly
Markets in and near Rapilly
- Falaise: market Saturday (11km)
- Conde-sur-Noireau: market Thursday (16km)
- Thury-Harcourt: market Tuesday (18km)
- Briouze: market Monday (18km)
- Flers: market Wednesday & Saturday (21km)
- Argentan: market Tuesday & Friday (26km)
- Trun: market Thursday (27km)
- Aunay-sur-Odon: market Saturday (28km)
- Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives: market Monday (29km)
- La Ferte-Mace: market Thursday (30km)
More information about Rapilly, Normandy
Tourist attractions near Rapilly, France
What to do at Rapilly? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Rapilly.
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Beuvron (42km)
National Monuments
- Carrouges Chateau (36km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Normandie-Maine (42km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (36km)
- Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (48km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (48km)
- Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (58km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (24km)
- Sassy (33km)
- Plantbessin (51km)
- Boutemont (54km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Rochers des Parcs (11km)
- Prairie (Caen) (35km)
- Jardin des plantes de Caen (37km)
- Pegasus Bridge (43km)
- Signal d'Écouves (44km)
- Forêt d'Écouves (45km)
- Forêt de Cerisy (55km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Villers-Bocage (34km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Saint-Fraimbault (49km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Jurques (35km)
Geography and distances
Rapilly is in the north of France at 36 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Rapilly is 196 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Rapilly
from Caen (prefecture): 36 km
from Paris: 196 km
from Calais: 280 km
from Nice: 818 km
from Bordeaux: 447 km
from Strasbourg: 593 km
Getting here
Most visitors arrive by car typically by ferry into Cherbourg or Caen on the Normandy coast For driving distances to Rapilly from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 17 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Breel, Fourneaux-le-Val, La Foret-Auvray, Le Detroit, Le Mesnil-Villement, Les IsLes Bardel, Les Loges-Saulces, Martigny-sur-l'Ante, Menil-Hermei, Menil-Hubert-sur-Orne, Menil-Vin, Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais, Pierrepont, Pont-d'Ouilly, Saint-Philbert-sur-Orne, Segrie-Fontaine and Treprel.
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