Rucqueville tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Creully at 5 km from Rucqueville

Visit Rucqueville: highlights and tourist information

Rucqueville is situated in the Calvados department and Normandy region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Creully at 5 km and Bayeux at 9 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Rucqueville, 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 Rucqueville in Normandy.

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

Creully

at 5 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Creully guide

Bayeux

at 9 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Bayeux guide

Arromanches

at 10 km (direction north-north-west)

Arromanches is well known as the town where the Mulberry Harbour was...

See Arromanches guide

Caen

at 18 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Caen guide

Normandy landing beaches

at 26 km (direction west-north-west)

70 years on and the Normandy Landing Beches still attract thousands of...

See Normandy landing beaches guide

Cabourg

Seaside resort at 34 km (direction east)

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

See Cabourg guide

Dives-sur-Mer

at 35 km (direction east)

In the 'Village of William the Conqueror' at Dives-sur-Mer artisans and artists...

See Dives-sur-Mer guide

Houlgate

Seaside resort at 37 km (direction east)

The beach is certainly the main attraction at Houlgate, and there are...

See Houlgate guide

Beuvron

Most Beautiful Village at 40 km (direction east)

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

See Beuvron guide

Villers-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 43 km (direction east)

Villers-sur-Mer is one of several friendly beach resorts along the Normandy coast...

See Villers-sur-Mer guide

Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge

Garden at 47 km (direction east)

The gardens of the Pays d'Auge are a beautiful mature garden set...

See Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge guide

Cambremer

at 47 km (direction east)

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

See Cambremer guide

Deauville

Seaside resort at 49 km (direction east)

The resort of Deauville, established in the 19th century, is still one...

See Deauville guide

Falaise

at 50 km (direction south-east)

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

See Falaise guide

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

Map of places to visit near Rucqueville

Markets in and near Rucqueville

• Tilly-sur-Seulles: market Sunday (9km)
• Bayeux: market Wednesday & Saturday (10km)
• Courseulles-sur-Mer: market Tuesday & Friday (13km)
• Douvres-la-Delivrande: market Thursday (16km)
• Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer: market Thursday (16km)
• Caen: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Friday (19km)
• Villers-Bocage: market Wednesday (20km)
• Herouville-Saint-Clair: market Wednesday (20km)
• Le Molay-Littry: market Thursday (21km)
• Mondeville: market Thursday (21km)

Hotels near Rucqueville

More information about Rucqueville, Normandy

Tourist attractions near Rucqueville, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Beuvron (40km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (0km)
• Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (0km)
• Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (3km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (9km)
• Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (18km)
• Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (26km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château de Brécy (3km)
• Plantbessin (16km)
• Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (47km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Bayeux (10km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Jardin des plantes de Caen (17km)
• Prairie (Caen) (18km)
• Pegasus Bridge (23km)
• Forêt de Cerisy (23km)
• Rochers des Parcs (39km)
• Roches de Ham (42km)
• Baie des Veys (42km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Villers-Bocage (20km)
• Torigni-sur-Vire (38km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cabourg (34km)
• Domjean (44km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Jurques (31km)

Geography and distances

Rucqueville is in the north of France at 18 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Rucqueville is 218 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 Rucqueville from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 28 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Audrieu, Bazenville, Brouay, Carcagny, Chouain, Colombiers-sur-Seulles, Conde-sur-Seulles, Coulombs, Creully, Cully, Ducy-Sainte-Marguerite, Esquay-sur-Seulles, Lantheuil, Le Manoir, Loucelles, Magny-en-Bessin, Martragny, Nonant, Putot-en-Bessin, Ryes, Saint-Gabriel-Brecy, Sainte-Croix-Grand-Tonne, Secqueville-en-Bessin, Sommervieu, Tierceville, Vaux-sur-Seulles, Vienne-en-Bessin and Villiers-le-Sec.

This page in French: Visiter Rucqueville