Saint-Omer tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Falaise at 20 km from Saint-Omer
Visit Saint-Omer: highlights and tourist information
To Visit Attractions Book a visitSaint-Omer 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-Omer in Normandy.
Popular places to visit nearby include Falaise at 20 km and Caen at 29 km.
Saint-Omer, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Falaise
at 20 km (direction east)Best known for its castle, Falaise also has several other interesting monuments...
See Falaise guide

Caen
at 29 km (direction north-north-east)With a castle, two abbeys and an attracive historic centre Caen is...
See Caen guide

Vire
at 33 km (direction west-south-west)When you visit Vire be sure to also explore the Route des...
See Vire guide

Argentan
at 38 km (direction east-south-east), in the Orne departmentDespite extensive war time damage Argentan has retained several sites of interest...
See Argentan guide

Domfront
at 40 km (direction south-south-west), in the Orne departmentThe castle forms an excellent backdrop to the cobbled streets in the...
See Domfront guide

Creully
at 40 km (direction north-north-west)The medieval Chateau de Creully is the highlight in Creully...
See Creully guide

Beuvron
Most Beautiful Village at 42 km (direction east-north-east)Part of the Normandy Cider Route, Beuvron has lots of half-timberd houses...
See Beuvron guide

Bagnoles de l'Orne
at 42 km (direction south), in the Orne departmentThe town of Bagnoles-de-l'Orne is very pleasant, and well known as a...
See Bagnoles de l'Orne guide

Bayeux
at 43 km (direction north-west)Best known for its world-famous tapestry, Bayeux also has an imposing cathedral...
See Bayeux guide

Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge
Garden at 45 km (direction east-north-east)The gardens of the Pays d'Auge are a beautiful mature garden set...
See Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge guide

Cambremer
at 45 km (direction east-north-east)Cambremer is a very picturesque small village, ideally explored as part of...
See Cambremer guide

Cabourg
Seaside resort at 47 km (direction north-east)One time favourite of Marcel Proust, Cabourg has one of the longest...
See Cabourg guide

Arromanches
at 48 km (direction north-north-west)Arromanches is well known as the town where the Mulberry Harbour was...
See Arromanches guide

Dives-sur-Mer
at 48 km (direction north-east)In the 'Village of William the Conqueror' at Dives-sur-Mer artisans and artists...
See Dives-sur-Mer guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Calvados
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Markets in and near Saint-Omer
- Thury-Harcourt: market Tuesday (7km)
- Conde-sur-Noireau: market Thursday (11km)
- Aunay-sur-Odon: market Saturday (17km)
- Falaise: market Saturday (19km)
- Flers: market Wednesday & Saturday (22km)
- Villers-Bocage: market Wednesday (22km)
- Briouze: market Monday (26km)
- Caen: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Friday (29km)
- Mondeville: market Thursday (29km)
- Tilly-sur-Seulles: market Sunday (30km)
More information about Saint-Omer, Normandy
Tourist attractions near Saint-Omer, France
What to do at Saint-Omer? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Saint-Omer.
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Beuvron (42km)
National Monuments
- Carrouges Chateau (46km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (30km)
- Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (38km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (38km)
- Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (40km)
- Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (43km)
- Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (46km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (28km)
- Plantbessin (40km)
- Jardins du château de Brécy (40km)
- Sassy (45km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Bayeux (44km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Rochers des Parcs (2km)
- Prairie (Caen) (28km)
- Jardin des plantes de Caen (30km)
- Pegasus Bridge (38km)
- Forêt de Cerisy (43km)
- Roches de Ham (44km)
- Forêt de Saint-Sever (45km)
- Signal d'Écouves (55km)
- Forêt d'Écouves (57km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Villers-Bocage (22km)
- Torigni-sur-Vire (40km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Domjean (43km)
- Cabourg (47km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Jurques (23km)
Geography and distances
Saint-Omer is in the north of France at 29 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Saint-Omer is 205 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Saint-Omer
from Caen (prefecture): 29 km
from Paris: 205 km
from Calais: 279 km
from Nice: 829 km
from Bordeaux: 455 km
from Strasbourg: 602 km
Getting here
Most visitors arrive by car typically by ferry into Cherbourg or Caen on the Normandy coast For driving distances to Saint-Omer from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Angoville, Clecy, Combray, Cossesseville, Culey-le-Patry, Donnay, Esson, La Pommeraye, Le Bo, Le Vey, Meslay, Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais, Placy, Pont-d'Ouilly, Saint-Martin-de-Sallen and Saint-Remy.
This page in French: Visiter Saint-Omer
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