Saint-Omer tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Falaise at 20 km from Saint-Omer

Visit Saint-Omer: highlights and tourist information

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

Popular places to visit nearby include Falaise at 20 km and Caen at 29 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Saint-Omer, 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-Omer in Normandy.

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...

See Caen guide

Vire

at 33 km (direction west-south-west)

When you visit Vire be sure to also explore the...

See Vire guide

Argentan

at 38 km (direction east-south-east), in the Orne department

Despite extensive war time damage Argentan has retained several sites...

See Argentan guide

Domfront

at 40 km (direction south-south-west), in the Orne department

The 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...

See Beuvron guide

Bagnoles de l'Orne

at 42 km (direction south), in the Orne department

The 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...

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...

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...

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...

See Dives-sur-Mer guide

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

Map of places to visit near Saint-Omer

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)

• Argentan (38km)
• Domfront (40km)

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).

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