Sainte-Marie-Outre-l'Eau tourism and travel guide

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Visit Sainte-Marie-Outre-l'Eau: highlights and tourist information

Sainte-Marie-Outre-l'Eau 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 Sainte-Marie-Outre-l'Eau in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Vire at 15 km and Coutances at 35 km.

Sainte-Marie-Outre-l'Eau, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Vire

at 15 km (direction south-east)

When you visit Vire be sure to also explore the Route des Gorges de...

See Vire guide

Coutances

at 35 km (direction west-north-west), in the Manche department

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

See Coutances guide

Granville

Seaside resort at 43 km (direction west), in the Manche department

Granville is best known for its long sandy beach, and the 19th century villas...

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Bayeux

at 44 km (direction north-east)

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

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Domfront

at 47 km (direction south-east), in the Orne department

The castle forms an excellent backdrop to the cobbled streets in the old town...

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Lessay abbey

Abbey at 49 km (direction west-north-west), in the Manche department

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

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Mont-Saint-Michel

Heritage Site at 49 km (direction west-south-west), in the Manche department

No visit to Normandy would be complete without visiting the iconic Abbey and island...

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Normandy landing beaches

at 50 km (direction north-north-east)

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

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Creully

at 52 km (direction north-east)

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

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Arromanches

at 54 km (direction north-east)

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

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Caen

at 55 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Caen guide

Bagnoles de l'Orne

at 61 km (direction east-south-east), in the Orne department

The town of Bagnoles-de-l'Orne is very pleasant, and well known as a spa town...

See Bagnoles de l'Orne guide

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

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Reserve excursions near Sainte-Marie-Outre-l'Eau

Map of places to visit near Sainte-Marie-Outre-l'Eau

Markets in and near Sainte-Marie-Outre-l'Eau

• Torigni-sur-Vire: market Monday (11km)
• Vire: market Friday (15km)
• Villedieu-les-Poeles: market Tuesday (18km)
• Saint-Lo: market Saturday & Friday (21km)
• Gavray: market Saturday (24km)
• Marigny: market Wednesday (24km)
• Sourdeval: market Tuesday (25km)
• Brecey: market Friday (26km)
• Aunay-sur-Odon: market Saturday (30km)
• La Haye-Pesnel: market Wednesday (31km)

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Tourist attractions near Sainte-Marie-Outre-l'Eau, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Baie du Mont Saint-Michel (49km)

Heritage sites

• Mont-Saint-Michel (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (49km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Granville (43km)
• Domfront (47km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin (46km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (30km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (44km)
• Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (48km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (48km)
• Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (51km)

Remarkable gardens

• Argences (31km)
• Plantbessin (34km)
• Jardins du château de Brécy (51km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Bayeux (45km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Roches de Ham (10km)
• Forêt de Saint-Sever (13km)
• Forêt de Cerisy (30km)
• Rochers des Parcs (41km)
• Couesnon (50km)
• Embouchure - Couesnon (50km)

Towns of Art and history

• Coutances (35km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Torigni-sur-Vire (11km)
• Villedieu-les-Poeles (18km)
• Villers-Bocage (32km)
• Ducey (40km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Domjean (6km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Jurques (21km)
• Parc zoologique de Champrepus (25km)

Geography and distances

Sainte-Marie-Outre-l'Eau is in the north of France at 55 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Sainte-Marie-Outre-l'Eau is 247 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 Sainte-Marie-Outre-l'Eau from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 15 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Beaumesnil, Beuvrigny, Bures-les-Monts, Domjean, Fourneaux, Gouvets, Guilberville, Landelles-et-Coupigny, Malloue, Morigny, Pont-Bellanger, Pont-Farcy, Saint-Martin-Don, Saint-Vigor-Des-Monts and Tessy-sur-Vire.

This page in French: Visiter Sainte-Marie-Outre-l'Eau