Sainte-Colombe tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Lessay abbey at 22 km from Sainte-Colombe

Visit Sainte-Colombe: highlights and tourist information

Sainte-Colombe is situated in the Manche department and Normandy region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Lessay abbey at 22 km and Cherbourg at 25 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Sainte-Colombe, 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 Sainte-Colombe in Normandy.

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

Lessay abbey

Abbey at 22 km (direction south)

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

See Lessay abbey guide

Cherbourg

at 25 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Cherbourg guide

Barfleur

Most Beautiful Village at 33 km (direction north-east)

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

See Barfleur guide

Coutances

at 43 km (direction south)

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

See Coutances guide

Normandy landing beaches

at 46 km (direction east), in the Calvados department

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

See Normandy landing beaches guide

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

Map of places to visit near Sainte-Colombe

Markets in and near Sainte-Colombe

• Bricquebec: market Monday (10km)
• Valognes: market Friday (11km)
• La Haye-du-Puits: market Wednesday (15km)
• Sainte-Mere-Eglise: market Thursday (15km)
• Portbail: market Tuesday (16km)
• Barneville-Carteret: market Thursday - seasonal market only (17km)
• Barneville-Carteret: market Saturday (17km)
• Les Pieux: market Friday (23km)
• Carentan: market Monday all day (24km)
• Cherbourg: market Tuesday & Thursday all day & Thursday all day & Sunday (25km)

Hotels near Sainte-Colombe

More information about Sainte-Colombe, Normandy

Tourist attractions near Sainte-Colombe, France

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

Heritage sites

• Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue tours (Vauban fortifications) (26km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Barfleur (33km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin (21km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (49km)

Remarkable gardens

• Château de Beaurepaire (22km)
• Parc du château des Ravalet (25km)
• Parc du château de Nacqueville (32km)
• Jardin botanique du château de Vauville (34km)
• Jardin Jacques Prévert (43km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Baie des Veys (28km)
• Nez de Jobourg (41km)
• Cap de la Hague (41km)
• Roches de Ham (56km)

Towns of Art and history

• Valognes (11km)
• Coutances (43km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Torigni-sur-Vire (58km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cherbourg (26km)

Geography and distances

Sainte-Colombe is in the north of France at 46 kilometres from Saint-Lo, the department capital (general information: Sainte-Colombe is 288 kilometres from Paris).

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 Sainte-Colombe from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Biniville, Colomby, Crosville-sur-Douve, Golleville, Hautteville-Bocage, Hemevez, La Bonneville, Lieusaint, Magneville, Morville, Nehou, Orglandes, Rauville-la-Place, Reigneville-Bocage, Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte and Taillepied.

This page in French: Visiter Sainte-Colombe