Saint-Jean-Des-Baisants tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Jean-Des-Baisants: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Jean-Des-Baisants is situated in the Manche 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-Jean-Des-Baisants in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Bayeux at 28 km and Vire at 29 km.

Saint-Jean-Des-Baisants, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Bayeux

at 28 km (direction north-east), in the Calvados department

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

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Vire

at 29 km (direction south-south-east), in the Calvados department

When you visit Vire be sure to also explore the Route des Gorges de...

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Normandy landing beaches

at 32 km (direction north-north-east), in the Calvados department

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

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Coutances

at 37 km (direction west)

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

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Arromanches

at 37 km (direction north-east), in the Calvados department

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

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Creully

at 38 km (direction east-north-east), in the Calvados department

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

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Lessay abbey

Abbey at 43 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Caen

at 45 km (direction east), in the Calvados department

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

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Granville

Seaside resort at 54 km (direction west-south-west)

Granville is best known for its long sandy beach, and the 19th century villas...

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Markets in and near Saint-Jean-Des-Baisants

• Torigni-sur-Vire: market Monday (7km)
• Saint-Lo: market Saturday & Friday (9km)
• Le Molay-Littry: market Thursday (18km)
• Marigny: market Wednesday (20km)
• Villers-Bocage: market Wednesday (23km)
• Aunay-sur-Odon: market Saturday (26km)
• Isigny-sur-Mer: market Wednesday & Saturday (27km)
• Tilly-sur-Seulles: market Sunday (27km)
• Bayeux: market Wednesday & Saturday (28km)
• Vire: market Friday (29km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Jean-Des-Baisants, France

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

Regional Natural Parcs

• Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin (33km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (12km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (28km)
• Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (34km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (34km)
• Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (36km)
• Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (46km)

Remarkable gardens

• Plantbessin (18km)
• Argences (35km)
• Jardins du château de Brécy (36km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Bayeux (28km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Roches de Ham (9km)
• Forêt de Cerisy (12km)
• Forêt de Saint-Sever (31km)
• Baie des Veys (34km)
• Rochers des Parcs (42km)
• Prairie (Caen) (45km)
• Jardin des plantes de Caen (45km)

Towns of Art and history

• Coutances (37km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Torigni-sur-Vire (7km)
• Villers-Bocage (23km)
• Villedieu-les-Poeles (34km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Domjean (13km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Jurques (19km)
• Parc zoologique de Champrepus (39km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Jean-Des-Baisants is in the north of France at 9 kilometres from Saint-Lo, the department capital (general information: Saint-Jean-Des-Baisants is 244 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors arrive by car, often from the ferries at Saint-Malo, Cherbourg or Caen on the coast here which are very convenient. For driving distances to Saint-Jean-Des-Baisants from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Berigny, Conde-sur-Vire, La Barre-de-Semilly, La Luzerne, Lamberville, Le Perron, Montrabot, Notre-Dame-d'Elle, Precorbin, Rouxeville, Saint-Amand, Saint-Andre-de-l'Epine, Saint-Georges-d'Elle, Saint-Germain-d'Elle, Saint-Pierre-de-Semilly and Vidouville.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Jean-Des-Baisants