Saint-Gabriel-Brecy tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Creully at 2 km from Saint-Gabriel-Brecy
Visit Saint-Gabriel-Brecy: highlights and tourist information
To Visit Attractions Book a visitSaint-Gabriel-Brecy 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-Gabriel-Brecy in Normandy.
Popular places to visit nearby include Creully at 2 km and Arromanches at 8 km.
Saint-Gabriel-Brecy, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Creully
at 2 km (direction east-north-east)The medieval Chateau de Creully is the highlight in Creully...
See Creully guide

Arromanches
at 8 km (direction north-west)Arromanches is well known as the town where the Mulberry Harbour was...
See Arromanches guide

Bayeux
at 10 km (direction west)Best known for its world-famous tapestry, Bayeux also has an imposing cathedral...
See Bayeux 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 33 km (direction east)One time favourite of Marcel Proust, Cabourg has one of the longest...
See Cabourg guide

Dives-sur-Mer
at 34 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 36 km (direction east)The beach is certainly the main attraction at Houlgate, and there are...
See Houlgate guide

Beuvron
Most Beautiful Village at 39 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 41 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 47 km (direction east)The resort of Deauville, established in the 19th century, is still one...
See Deauville guide

Trouville
Seaside resort at 48 km (direction east)The long established resort at Trouville has retained lots of its 19th...
See Trouville guide
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Markets in and near Saint-Gabriel-Brecy
- Courseulles-sur-Mer: market Tuesday & Friday (10km)
- Bayeux: market Wednesday & Saturday (11km)
- Tilly-sur-Seulles: market Sunday (12km)
- Douvres-la-Delivrande: market Thursday (14km)
- Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer: market Thursday (14km)
- Caen: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Friday (19km)
- Herouville-Saint-Clair: market Wednesday (20km)
- Mondeville: market Thursday (21km)
- Le Molay-Littry: market Thursday (23km)
- Ouistreham: market Wednesday & Saturday - seasonal market only (23km)
More information about Saint-Gabriel-Brecy, Normandy
Tourist attractions near Saint-Gabriel-Brecy, France
What to do at Saint-Gabriel-Brecy? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Saint-Gabriel-Brecy.
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Beuvron (39km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (0km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (3km)
- Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (3km)
- Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (10km)
- Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (18km)
- Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (28km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Brécy (0km)
- Plantbessin (19km)
- Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (48km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Bayeux (11km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Jardin des plantes de Caen (17km)
- Prairie (Caen) (18km)
- Pegasus Bridge (21km)
- Forêt de Cerisy (26km)
- Rochers des Parcs (41km)
- Baie des Veys (43km)
- Roches de Ham (45km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Villers-Bocage (23km)
- Torigni-sur-Vire (41km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Cabourg (32km)
- Domjean (47km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Jurques (34km)
Geography and distances
Saint-Gabriel-Brecy is in the north of France at 18 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Saint-Gabriel-Brecy is 217 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Saint-Gabriel-Brecy
from Caen (prefecture): 18 km
from Paris: 217 km
from Calais: 254 km
from Nice: 862 km
from Bordeaux: 494 km
from Strasbourg: 612 km
Getting here
Most visitors arrive by car typically by ferry into Cherbourg or Caen on the Normandy coast For driving distances to Saint-Gabriel-Brecy from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 26 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Amblie, Banville, Bazenville, Carcagny, Colombiers-sur-Seulles, Coulombs, Crepon, Creully, Cully, Ducy-Sainte-Marguerite, Esquay-sur-Seulles, Lantheuil, Le Fresne-Camilly, Le Manoir, Martragny, Meuvaines, Nonant, Rucqueville, Ryes, Sainte-Croix-Grand-Tonne, Sainte-Croix-sur-Mer, Secqueville-en-Bessin, Tierceville, Vaux-sur-Seulles, Vienne-en-Bessin and Villiers-le-Sec.
This page in French: Visiter Saint-Gabriel-Brecy
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