Saint-Pierre-Canivet tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Falaise at 5 km from Saint-Pierre-Canivet
Visit Saint-Pierre-Canivet: highlights and tourist information
Saint-Pierre-Canivet 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-Pierre-Canivet in Normandy.
Popular places to visit nearby include Falaise at 5 km and Argentan at 25 km.
Saint-Pierre-Canivet, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Falaise
at 5 km (direction south-south-east)Best known for its castle, Falaise also has several other interesting monuments in the...
See Falaise guide
Argentan
at 25 km (direction south-east), in the Orne departmentDespite extensive war time damage Argentan has retained several sites of interest...
See Argentan guide
Caen
at 30 km (direction north-north-west)With a castle, two abbeys and an attracive historic centre Caen is a very...
See Caen guide
Beuvron
Most Beautiful Village at 31 km (direction north-north-east)Part of the Normandy Cider Route, Beuvron has lots of half-timberd houses and is...
See Beuvron guide
Cambremer
at 31 km (direction north-east)Cambremer is a very picturesque small village, ideally explored as part of the Normandy...
See Cambremer guide
Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge
Garden at 31 km (direction north-east)The gardens of the Pays d'Auge are a beautiful mature garden set around a...
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Haras du Pin
at 34 km (direction east-south-east), in the Orne departmentThe Haras du Pin is the oldest of the national horse training centres in...
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Lisieux
at 40 km (direction east-north-east)The painstaking rebuilding of Lisieux since the war has gone a long way to...
See Lisieux guide
Lisieux Basilica
Church at 40 km (direction east-north-east)The basilica in Lisieux is a 20th century church built in tribute to Saint-Therese,...
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Dives-sur-Mer
at 40 km (direction north-north-east)In the 'Village of William the Conqueror' at Dives-sur-Mer artisans and artists are brought...
See Dives-sur-Mer guide
Cabourg
Seaside resort at 41 km (direction north-north-east)One time favourite of Marcel Proust, Cabourg has one of the longest and active...
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Houlgate
Seaside resort at 43 km (direction north-north-east)The beach is certainly the main attraction at Houlgate, and there are also some...
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Chateau de Boutemont
Castle at 43 km (direction east-north-east)Beautiful chateau and gardens in the Calvados department of Normandy...
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Bagnoles de l'Orne
at 45 km (direction south-south-west), in the Orne departmentThe town of Bagnoles-de-l'Orne is very pleasant, and well known as a spa town...
See Bagnoles de l'Orne guide
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Map of places to visit near Saint-Pierre-Canivet
Markets in and near Saint-Pierre-Canivet
- Falaise: market Saturday (4km)
- Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives: market Monday (17km)
- Mezidon-Canon: market Sunday (19km)
- Thury-Harcourt: market Tuesday (20km)
- Trun: market Thursday (21km)
- Argentan: market Tuesday & Friday (25km)
- Conde-sur-Noireau: market Thursday (26km)
- Troarn: market Saturday (28km)
- Briouze: market Monday (28km)
- Mondeville: market Thursday (28km)
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Tourist attractions near Saint-Pierre-Canivet, France
What to do at Saint-Pierre-Canivet? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Saint-Pierre-Canivet.
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Beuvron (31km)
National Monuments
- Carrouges Chateau (41km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (30km)
- Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (45km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (45km)
- Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (46km)
- Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (52km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (12km)
- Sassy (34km)
- Boutemont (43km)
- Jardins du château de Brécy (46km)
- Plantbessin (52km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Bayeux (53km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Rochers des Parcs (18km)
- Prairie (Caen) (29km)
- Jardin des plantes de Caen (31km)
- Pegasus Bridge (35km)
- Signal d'Écouves (46km)
- Forêt d'Écouves (47km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Villers-Bocage (36km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Cabourg (40km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Jurques (40km)
- Parc zoologique de Lisieux (48km)
Geography and distances
Saint-Pierre-Canivet is in the north of France at 30 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Saint-Pierre-Canivet is 188 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Saint-Pierre-Canivet
from Caen (prefecture): 30 km
from Paris: 188 km
from Calais: 269 km
from Nice: 817 km
from Bordeaux: 456 km
from Strasbourg: 585 km
Getting here
Most visitors arrive by car typically by ferry into Cherbourg or Caen on the Normandy coast For driving distances to Saint-Pierre-Canivet from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 18 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aubigny, Bons-Tassilly, Epaney, Eraines, Falaise, Fontaine-le-Pin, La Hoguette, Martigny-sur-l'Ante, Noron-l'Abbaye, Olendon, Perrieres, Potigny, Soulangy, Soumont-Saint-Quentin, Ussy, Versainville, Villers-Canivet and Villy-Lez-Falaise.
This page in French: Visiter Saint-Pierre-Canivet