Ryes tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Arromanches at 4 km from Ryes

Visit Ryes: highlights and tourist information

Ryes is situated in the Calvados department and Normandy region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Arromanches at 4 km and Bayeux at 7 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Ryes, 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 Ryes in Normandy.

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

Arromanches

at 4 km (direction )

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

See Arromanches guide

Bayeux

at 7 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Bayeux guide

Creully

at 7 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Creully guide

Normandy landing beaches

at 21 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Normandy landing beaches guide

Caen

at 23 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Caen guide

Cabourg

Seaside resort at 37 km (direction east)

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

See Cabourg guide

Dives-sur-Mer

at 38 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 40 km (direction east)

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

See Houlgate guide

Beuvron

Most Beautiful Village at 44 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 45 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 52 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge guide

Cambremer

at 52 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Cambremer guide

Falaise

at 56 km (direction south-east)

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

See Falaise guide

Barfleur

Most Beautiful Village at 61 km (direction west-north-west), in the Manche department

Barfleur is listed among the 'most beautiful villages in France' and the...

See Barfleur guide

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

Map of places to visit near Ryes

Markets in and near Ryes

• Bayeux: market Wednesday & Saturday (7km)
• Courseulles-sur-Mer: market Tuesday & Friday (12km)
• Tilly-sur-Seulles: market Sunday (15km)
• Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer: market Thursday (17km)
• Douvres-la-Delivrande: market Thursday (18km)
• Le Molay-Littry: market Thursday (19km)
• Caen: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Friday (24km)
• Herouville-Saint-Clair: market Wednesday (25km)
• Villers-Bocage: market Wednesday (25km)
• Mondeville: market Thursday (27km)

Hotels near Ryes

More information about Ryes, Normandy

Tourist attractions near Ryes, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Beuvron (44km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (6km)
• Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (6km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (6km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (7km)
• Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (24km)
• Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (25km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château de Brécy (6km)
• Plantbessin (17km)
• Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (54km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Bayeux (7km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Jardin des plantes de Caen (23km)
• Forêt de Cerisy (23km)
• Prairie (Caen) (24km)
• Pegasus Bridge (27km)
• Baie des Veys (38km)
• Roches de Ham (44km)
• Rochers des Parcs (46km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Villers-Bocage (25km)
• Torigni-sur-Vire (40km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cabourg (37km)
• Domjean (46km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Jurques (35km)

Geography and distances

Ryes is in the north of France at 23 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Ryes is 222 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 Ryes from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 21 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Arromanches, Asnelles, Bazenville, Crepon, Esquay-sur-Seulles, Le Manoir, Longues-sur-Mer, Magny-en-Bessin, Manvieux, Meuvaines, Rucqueville, Saint-Come-de-Fresne, Saint-Gabriel-Brecy, Saint-Martin-Des-Entrees, Saint-Vigor-le-Grand, Sommervieu, Tracy-sur-Mer, Vaux-sur-Aure, Vaux-sur-Seulles, Vienne-en-Bessin and Villiers-le-Sec.

This page in French: Visiter Ryes