Taillepied tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Lessay abbey at 17 km from Taillepied

Visit Taillepied: highlights and tourist information

Taillepied is situated in the Manche department and Normandy region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Lessay abbey at 17 km and Cherbourg at 29 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Taillepied, 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 Taillepied in Normandy.

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

Lessay abbey

Abbey at 17 km (direction south-south-east)

The abbey church at Lessay is an important example...

See Lessay abbey guide

Cherbourg

at 29 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Cherbourg guide

Coutances

at 38 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Coutances guide

Barfleur

Most Beautiful Village at 40 km (direction north-east)

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

See Barfleur guide

Normandy landing beaches

at 50 km (direction east), in the Calvados department

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

See Normandy landing beaches guide

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

Map of places to visit near Taillepied

Markets in and near Taillepied

• Portbail: market Tuesday (9km)
• La Haye-du-Puits: market Wednesday (9km)
• Bricquebec: market Monday (11km)
• Barneville-Carteret: market Thursday - seasonal market only (12km)
• Barneville-Carteret: market Saturday (12km)
• Valognes: market Friday (18km)
• Sainte-Mere-Eglise: market Thursday (20km)
• Les Pieux: market Friday (23km)
• Periers: market Saturday (24km)
• Carentan: market Monday all day (26km)

More information about Taillepied, Normandy

Tourist attractions near Taillepied, France

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

Heritage sites

• Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue tours (Vauban fortifications) (33km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Barfleur (40km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin (22km)

Remarkable gardens

• Château de Beaurepaire (26km)
• Parc du château des Ravalet (30km)
• Jardin botanique du château de Vauville (35km)
• Parc du château de Nacqueville (36km)
• Argences (42km)
• Jardin Jacques Prévert (45km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Baie des Veys (32km)
• Nez de Jobourg (42km)
• Cap de la Hague (43km)
• Roches de Ham (55km)

Towns of Art and history

• Valognes (18km)
• Coutances (38km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Torigni-sur-Vire (58km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cherbourg (30km)
• Domjean (59km)

Geography and distances

Taillepied is in the north of France at 46 kilometres from Saint-Lo, the department capital (general information: Taillepied is 292 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 Taillepied from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 13 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Besneville, Canville-la-Rocque, Catteville, Doville, Le Valdecie, Nehou, Neuville-en-Beaumont, Rauville-la-Place, Saint-Jacques-de-Nehou, Saint-Nicolas-de-Pierrepont, Saint-Sauveur-de-Pierrepont, Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte and Sainte-Colombe.

This page in French: Visiter Taillepied