Saon tourism and travel guide
Visit Saon: highlights and tourist information
To Visit AttractionsSaon is situated in the Calvados department and Normandy region, in the north of France at 37 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Saon is 238 kilometres from Paris).
Popular places to visit nearby include Bayeux at 11 km and Normandy landing beaches at 12 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Saon, 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 Saon in Normandy.
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Calvados
Map of places to visit near Saon
Markets in and near Saon
- Le Molay-Littry: market Thursday (3km)
- Bayeux: market Wednesday & Saturday (11km)
- Isigny-sur-Mer: market Wednesday & Saturday (18km)
- Grandcamp-Maisy: market Sunday (19km)
- Tilly-sur-Seulles: market Sunday (20km)
- Saint-Lo: market Saturday & Friday (24km)
- Villers-Bocage: market Wednesday (26km)
- Torigni-sur-Vire: market Monday (28km)
- Carentan: market Monday all day (28km)
- Courseulles-sur-Mer: market Tuesday & Friday (30km)
More information about Saon, Normandy
Tourist attractions near Saon, France
Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Saon.
Heritage sites
- Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue tours (Vauban fortifications) (46km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Barfleur (53km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin (32km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (10km)
- Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (11km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (20km)
- Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (20km)
- Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (21km)
- Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (37km)
Remarkable gardens
- Plantbessin (9km)
- Jardins du château de Brécy (21km)
- Argences (51km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Bayeux (11km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Forêt de Cerisy (9km)
- Baie des Veys (23km)
- Roches de Ham (30km)
- Jardin des plantes de Caen (36km)
- Prairie (Caen) (37km)
- Pegasus Bridge (43km)
- Rochers des Parcs (49km)
Towns of Art and history
- Coutances (51km)
- Valognes (52km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Villers-Bocage (26km)
- Torigni-sur-Vire (28km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Domjean (34km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Jurques (31km)
Geography and distances
Distance to Saon
from Caen (prefecture): 37 km
from Paris: 238 km
from Calais: 269 km
from Nice: 877 km
from Bordeaux: 493 km
from Strasbourg: 633 km
Getting here
Saon is in the north of France. Most visitors arrive by car typically by ferry into Cherbourg or Caen on the Normandy coast For driving distances to Saon from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aignerville, Blay, Campigny, Cottun, Crouay, Etreham, Le Breuil-en-Bessin, Le Molay-Littry, Le Tronquay, Mandeville-en-Bessin, Mosles, Noron-la-Poterie, Rubercy, Saonnet, Tournieres and Trevieres.
This page in French: Visiter Saon
