Saint-Germain-du-Pert tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Normandy landing beaches at 12 km from Saint-Germain-du-Pert

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Visit Saint-Germain-du-Pert: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Germain-du-Pert 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-Germain-du-Pert in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Normandy landing beaches at 12 km and Bayeux at 25 km.

Saint-Germain-du-Pert, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Normandy landing beaches

at 12 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Normandy landing beaches guide

Bayeux

at 25 km (direction east)

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

See Bayeux guide

Arromanches

at 30 km (direction east)

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

See Arromanches guide

Creully

at 37 km (direction east)

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

See Creully guide

Lessay abbey

Abbey at 38 km (direction west-south-west), in the Manche department

The abbey church at Lessay is an important example of roman style architecture...

See Lessay abbey guide

Barfleur

Most Beautiful Village at 40 km (direction north-north-west), in the Manche department

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

See Barfleur guide

Coutances

at 45 km (direction west-south-west), in the Manche department

Coutances is well known for its impressive cathedral, built in the 113th century...

See Coutances guide

Caen

at 52 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Caen guide

Cherbourg

at 53 km (direction west-north-west), in the Manche department

The port town of Cherbourg has several monuments and museums of interest and a...

See Cherbourg guide

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Markets in and near Saint-Germain-du-Pert

• Isigny-sur-Mer: market Wednesday & Saturday (4km)
• Grandcamp-Maisy: market Sunday (6km)
• Carentan: market Monday all day (15km)
• Le Molay-Littry: market Thursday (16km)
• Sainte-Mere-Eglise: market Thursday (22km)
• Bayeux: market Wednesday & Saturday (25km)
• Saint-Lo: market Saturday & Friday (25km)
• Marigny: market Wednesday (30km)
• Periers: market Saturday (32km)
• Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue: market Saturday (32km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Germain-du-Pert, France

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

Heritage sites

• Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue tours (Vauban fortifications) (32km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Barfleur (40km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin (19km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (17km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (25km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (34km)
• Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (34km)
• Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (35km)

Remarkable gardens

• Plantbessin (23km)
• Jardins du château de Brécy (35km)
• Argences (46km)
• Parc du château des Ravalet (52km)
• Château de Beaurepaire (53km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Bayeux (25km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Baie des Veys (8km)
• Forêt de Cerisy (20km)
• Roches de Ham (34km)

Towns of Art and history

• Valognes (37km)
• Coutances (45km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Torigni-sur-Vire (34km)
• Villers-Bocage (40km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Domjean (39km)
• Cherbourg (54km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Jurques (43km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Germain-du-Pert is in the north of France at 52 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Saint-Germain-du-Pert is 253 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-Germain-du-Pert from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bricqueville, Canchy, Cardonville, Colombieres, Cricqueville-en-Bessin, Deux-Jumeaux, Gefosse-Fontenay, Grandcamp-Maisy, Isigny-sur-Mer, La Cambe, Les Oubeaux, Longueville, Monfreville, Osmanville, Saint-Pierre-du-Mont and Vouilly.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Germain-du-Pert