Saint-Pierre-du-Mont tourism and travel guide

Visit Saint-Pierre-du-Mont: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Pierre-du-Mont 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-du-Mont in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Normandy landing beaches at 6 km and Bayeux at 23 km.

Saint-Pierre-du-Mont, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Normandy landing beaches

Normandy landing beaches

at 6 km (direction east)

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

See Normandy landing beaches guide
Bayeux

Bayeux

at 23 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Bayeux guide
Arromanches

Arromanches

at 26 km (direction east)

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

See Arromanches guide
Creully

Creully

at 34 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Creully guide
 
 
Barfleur

Barfleur

Most Beautiful Village at 38 km (direction north-west), in the Manche department

Barfleur is listed among the 'most beautiful villages in France' and the harbour area...

See Barfleur guide
Lessay abbey

Lessay abbey

Abbey at 45 km (direction west-south-west), in the Manche department

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

See Lessay abbey guide
Caen

Caen

at 49 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Caen guide
Coutances

Coutances

at 53 km (direction south-west), in the Manche department

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

See Coutances guide
 
 
Cherbourg

Cherbourg

at 54 km (direction west-north-west), in the Manche department

The port town of Cherbourg has several monuments and museums of interest and a...

See Cherbourg guide

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Markets in and near Saint-Pierre-du-Mont

  • Grandcamp-Maisy: market Sunday (5km)
  • Isigny-sur-Mer: market Wednesday & Saturday (12km)
  • Le Molay-Littry: market Thursday (18km)
  • Carentan: market Monday all day (22km)
  • Bayeux: market Wednesday & Saturday (22km)
  • Sainte-Mere-Eglise: market Thursday (25km)
  • Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue: market Saturday (31km)
  • Saint-Lo: market Saturday & Friday (31km)
  • Quettehou: market Tuesday (33km)
  • Tilly-sur-Seulles: market Sunday (35km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Pierre-du-Mont, France

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

Heritage sites

  • Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue tours (Vauban fortifications) (31km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

Regional Natural Parcs

  • Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin (25km)

Churches and religious monuments

  • Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (21km)
  • Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (23km)
  • Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (32km)
  • Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (32km)
  • Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (32km)
  • Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (50km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Plantbessin (24km)
  • Jardins du château de Brécy (32km)
  • Parc du château des Ravalet (52km)
  • Argences (53km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Baie des Veys (12km)
  • Forêt de Cerisy (23km)
  • Roches de Ham (40km)
  • Jardin des plantes de Caen (49km)
  • Prairie (Caen) (50km)

Towns of Art and history

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

  • Torigni-sur-Vire (39km)
  • Villers-Bocage (41km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

  • Domjean (45km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

  • Parc zoologique de Jurques (46km)
 
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Geography and distances

Saint-Pierre-du-Mont is in the north of France at 49 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Saint-Pierre-du-Mont is 249 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Saint-Pierre-du-Mont

Canton: Isigny-sur-Mer

Arrondissement: Bayeux

Department: Calvados

Region: Normandy

Postcode: 14450

Distance to Saint-Pierre-du-Mont

from Caen (prefecture): 49 km

from Paris: 249 km

from Calais: 266 km

from Nice: 892 km

from Bordeaux: 507 km

from Strasbourg: 642 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-du-Mont from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 12 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Asnieres-en-Bessin, Cricqueville-en-Bessin, Deux-Jumeaux, Englesqueville-la-Percee, Formigny, Grandcamp-Maisy, La Cambe, Longueville, Louvieres, Normandy landing beaches, Saint-Germain-du-Pert and Vierville-sur-Mer.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Pierre-du-Mont

 
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