Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Creully at 12 km from Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
Visit Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer: highlights and tourist information
Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer 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 Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer in Normandy.
Popular places to visit nearby include Creully at 12 km and Caen at 17 km.
Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Creully
at 12 km (direction west-south-west)The medieval Chateau de Creully is the highlight in Creully...
See Creully guide
Caen
at 17 km (direction south)With a castle, two abbeys and an attracive historic centre Caen is a very...
See Caen guide
Arromanches
at 17 km (direction west)Arromanches is well known as the town where the Mulberry Harbour was built during...
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Cabourg
Seaside resort at 21 km (direction east)One time favourite of Marcel Proust, Cabourg has one of the longest and active...
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Dives-sur-Mer
at 22 km (direction east)In the 'Village of William the Conqueror' at Dives-sur-Mer artisans and artists are brought...
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Houlgate
Seaside resort at 23 km (direction east)The beach is certainly the main attraction at Houlgate, and there are also some...
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Bayeux
at 24 km (direction west)Best known for its world-famous tapestry, Bayeux also has an imposing cathedral...
See Bayeux guide
Villers-sur-Mer
Seaside resort at 28 km (direction east)Villers-sur-Mer is one of several friendly beach resorts along the Normandy coast...
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Beuvron
Most Beautiful Village at 30 km (direction east-south-east)Part of the Normandy Cider Route, Beuvron has lots of half-timberd houses and is...
See Beuvron guide
Deauville
Seaside resort at 34 km (direction east)The resort of Deauville, established in the 19th century, is still one of the...
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Trouville
Seaside resort at 35 km (direction east)The long established resort at Trouville has retained lots of its 19th century villas,...
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Normandy landing beaches
at 37 km (direction west)70 years on and the Normandy Landing Beches still attract thousands of visitors interested...
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Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge
Garden at 38 km (direction east-south-east)The gardens of the Pays d'Auge are a beautiful mature garden set around a...
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Cambremer
at 38 km (direction east-south-east)Cambremer is a very picturesque small village, ideally explored as part of the Normandy...
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Markets in and near Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
Market days in Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer: weekly market: Thursday;
- Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer: market Thursday (0km)
- Douvres-la-Delivrande: market Thursday (4km)
- Courseulles-sur-Mer: market Tuesday & Friday (5km)
- Ouistreham: market Wednesday & Saturday - seasonal market only (12km)
- Ouistreham: market Thursday & Sunday & Friday (12km)
- Herouville-Saint-Clair: market Wednesday (15km)
- Caen: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Friday (17km)
- Mondeville: market Thursday (18km)
- Cabourg: market Thursday & Monday & Saturday - seasonal market only (20km)
- Cabourg: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (20km)
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Tourist attractions near Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, France
What to do at Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer.
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Beuvron (30km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (14km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (16km)
- Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (16km)
- Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (16km)
- Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (23km)
- Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (42km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Brécy (14km)
- Plantbessin (33km)
- Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (45km)
- Boutemont (48km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Bayeux (24km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Pegasus Bridge (13km)
- Jardin des plantes de Caen (16km)
- Prairie (Caen) (18km)
- Forêt de Cerisy (39km)
- Falaises d'Etretat (60km)
Towns of Art and history
- Le Havre (40km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Villers-Bocage (34km)
- Torigni-sur-Vire (54km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Cabourg (20km)
- Touques (36km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Jurques (45km)
Geography and distances
Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer is in the north of France at 17 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer is 206 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
from Caen (prefecture): 17 km
from Paris: 206 km
from Calais: 241 km
from Nice: 857 km
from Bordeaux: 500 km
from Strasbourg: 600 km
Getting here
Most visitors arrive by car typically by ferry into Cherbourg or Caen on the Normandy coast For driving distances to Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 13 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Basly, Beny-sur-Mer, Bernieres-sur-Mer, Courseulles-sur-Mer, Cresserons, Douvres-la-Delivrande, Graye-sur-Mer, Hermanville-sur-Mer, Langrune-sur-Mer, Lion-sur-Mer, Luc-sur-Mer, Plumetot and Reviers.
This page in French: Visiter Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer