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

Saint-Gabriel-Brecy is situated in the Calvados department and Normandy region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Creully at 2 km and Arromanches at 8 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Saint-Gabriel-Brecy, 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 Saint-Gabriel-Brecy in Normandy.

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...

See Arromanches guide

Bayeux

at 10 km (direction west)

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

See Bayeux guide

Caen

at 18 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Caen guide

Normandy landing beaches

at 26 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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...

See Dives-sur-Mer guide

Houlgate

Seaside resort at 36 km (direction east)

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

See Houlgate guide

Beuvron

Most Beautiful Village at 39 km (direction east)

Part of the Normandy Cider Route, Beuvron has lots of...

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...

See Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge guide

Cambremer

at 47 km (direction east)

Cambremer is a very picturesque small village, ideally explored...

See Cambremer guide

Deauville

Seaside resort at 47 km (direction east)

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

See Deauville guide

Trouville

Seaside resort at 48 km (direction east)

The long established resort at Trouville has retained lots...

See Trouville guide

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

Map of places to visit near Saint-Gabriel-Brecy

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).

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