Saint-Nicolas-Des-Bois tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Vire at 24 km from Saint-Nicolas-Des-Bois
Visit Saint-Nicolas-Des-Bois: highlights and tourist information
To Visit Attractions Book a visitSaint-Nicolas-Des-Bois 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-Nicolas-Des-Bois in Normandy.
Popular places to visit nearby include Vire at 24 km and Mont-Saint-Michel at 27 km.
Saint-Nicolas-Des-Bois, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Vire
at 24 km (direction east-north-east), in the Calvados departmentWhen you visit Vire be sure to also explore the Route des...
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Mont-Saint-Michel
Heritage Site at 27 km (direction west-south-west)No visit to Normandy would be complete without visiting the iconic Abbey...
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Granville
Seaside resort at 31 km (direction west-north-west)Granville is best known for its long sandy beach, and the 19th...
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Coutances
at 37 km (direction north-west)Coutances is well known for its impressive cathedral, built in the 113th...
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Saint-Brice-en-Cogles
at 40 km (direction south-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentMost visitors to Saint-Brice-en-Cogles also enjoy the tour of the local castles...
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Domfront
at 44 km (direction east-south-east), in the Orne departmentThe castle forms an excellent backdrop to the cobbled streets in the...
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Fougeres
at 45 km (direction south), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentThe castle and historic lower town are the main attraction, but be...
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Mont-Dol
at 47 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentMont Dol is a small village with a hill top on which...
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Cancale
at 47 km (direction west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentCancale is the perfect place to try the famous Brittany oysters, fresh...
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Dol-de-Bretagne
at 47 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentThe lovely old town in Dol-de-Bretagne ensure it remains one of the...
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Les Jardins des Renaudies
Garden at 48 km (direction south-east), in the Mayenne departmentLes Jardins des Renaudies is a pretty garden in north-west France...
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Combourg
at 56 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentCombourg is best known for the Chateau de Combourg, once home to...
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Mayenne (town)
at 65 km (direction south-east), in the Mayenne departmentQuite a small town, the highlight of a visit to Mayenne is...
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Markets in and near Saint-Nicolas-Des-Bois
- Brecey: market Friday (4km)
- Villedieu-les-Poeles: market Tuesday (9km)
- Avranches: market Saturday (14km)
- La Haye-Pesnel: market Wednesday (16km)
- Ducey: market Tuesday (17km)
- Sourdeval: market Tuesday (20km)
- Gavray: market Saturday (21km)
- Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouet: market Wednesday (21km)
- Vire: market Friday (24km)
- Carolles: market Thursday (27km)
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Tourist attractions near Saint-Nicolas-Des-Bois, France
What to do at Saint-Nicolas-Des-Bois? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Saint-Nicolas-Des-Bois.
Grand sites of France
- Baie du Mont Saint-Michel (27km)
Heritage sites
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
Remarkable gardens
- Argences (33km)
- Parc floral de Haute-Bretagne (38km)
- Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (39km)
- Jardin du château de La Ballue (43km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Forêt de Saint-Sever (13km)
- Couesnon (28km)
- Embouchure - Couesnon (28km)
- Roches de Ham (32km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Sougeal (36km)
- Forêt de Fougères (40km)
- Chausey (45km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Villedieu-les-Poeles (9km)
- Ducey (17km)
- Torigni-sur-Vire (34km)
- Saint-Brice-en-Cogles (40km)
- Dol-de-Bretagne (47km)
- Villers-Bocage (54km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Domjean (28km)
- Saint-Fraimbault (47km)
- Saint-Loup-du-Gast (61km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Champrepus (13km)
- Parc zoologique de Jurques (42km)
Geography and distances
Saint-Nicolas-Des-Bois is in the north of France at 41 kilometres from Saint-Lo, the department capital (general information: Saint-Nicolas-Des-Bois is 260 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Saint-Nicolas-Des-Bois
from Saint-Lo (prefecture): 41 km
from Paris: 260 km
from Calais: 327 km
from Nice: 859 km
from Bordeaux: 438 km
from Strasbourg: 657 km
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-Nicolas-Des-Bois from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 15 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Boisyvon, Braffais, Brecey, Cherence-le-Heron, La Gohanniere, La Trinite, Les Cresnays, Les Loges-sur-Brecey, Notre-Dame-de-Livoye, Rouffigny, Saint-Georges-de-Livoye, Saint-Laurent-de-Cuves, Saint-Martin-le-Bouillant, Tirepied and Vernix.
This page in French: Visiter Saint-Nicolas-Des-Bois