Ryes tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Arromanches at 4 km from Ryes
Visit Ryes: highlights and tourist information
To Visit AttractionsRyes is situated in the Calvados department and Normandy region, in the north of France at 23 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Ryes is 222 kilometres from Paris).
Popular places to visit nearby include Arromanches at 4 km and Bayeux at 7 km. For more places 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!
... 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)
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)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (6km)
- Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (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
Distance to Ryes
from Caen (prefecture): 23 km
from Paris: 222 km
from Calais: 254 km
from Nice: 867 km
from Bordeaux: 497 km
from Strasbourg: 616 km
Getting here
Ryes is in the north of France. 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
