Varaville tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Cabourg at 5 km from Varaville
Visit Varaville: highlights and tourist information
Varaville 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 Varaville in Normandy.
Popular places to visit nearby include Cabourg at 5 km and Dives-sur-Mer at 6 km.
Varaville, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Cabourg
Seaside resort at 5 km (direction north-east)One time favourite of Marcel Proust, Cabourg has one of the longest and active...
See Cabourg guide
Dives-sur-Mer
at 6 km (direction east-north-east)In the 'Village of William the Conqueror' at Dives-sur-Mer artisans and artists are brought...
See Dives-sur-Mer guide
Houlgate
Seaside resort at 8 km (direction east-north-east)The beach is certainly the main attraction at Houlgate, and there are also some...
See Houlgate guide
Beuvron
Most Beautiful Village at 11 km (direction east-south-east)Part of the Normandy Cider Route, Beuvron has lots of half-timberd houses and is...
See Beuvron guide
Villers-sur-Mer
Seaside resort at 14 km (direction east-north-east)Villers-sur-Mer is one of several friendly beach resorts along the Normandy coast...
See Villers-sur-Mer guide
Caen
at 17 km (direction west-south-west)With a castle, two abbeys and an attracive historic centre Caen is a very...
See Caen guide
Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge
Garden at 19 km (direction east-south-east)The gardens of the Pays d'Auge are a beautiful mature garden set around a...
See Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge guide
Cambremer
at 19 km (direction east-south-east)Cambremer is a very picturesque small village, ideally explored as part of the Normandy...
See Cambremer guide
Deauville
Seaside resort at 21 km (direction east-north-east)The resort of Deauville, established in the 19th century, is still one of the...
See Deauville guide
Trouville
Seaside resort at 22 km (direction east-north-east)The long established resort at Trouville has retained lots of its 19th century villas,...
See Trouville guide
Villerville
Seaside resort at 27 km (direction east-north-east)Less popular than neighbours Deauville and Trouville, the resort at Villerville also has a...
See Villerville guide
Creully
at 28 km (direction west)The medieval Chateau de Creully is the highlight in Creully...
See Creully guide
Chateau de Boutemont
Castle at 29 km (direction east)Beautiful chateau and gardens in the Calvados department of Normandy...
See Chateau de Boutemont guide
Lisieux
at 31 km (direction east-south-east)The painstaking rebuilding of Lisieux since the war has gone a long way to...
See Lisieux guide
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Map of places to visit near Varaville
Markets in and near Varaville
- Cabourg: market Thursday & Monday & Saturday - seasonal market only (5km)
- Cabourg: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (5km)
- Dives-sur-Mer: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (5km)
- Ouistreham: market Wednesday & Saturday - seasonal market only (7km)
- Ouistreham: market Thursday & Sunday & Friday (7km)
- Houlgate: market Thursday (8km)
- Troarn: market Saturday (8km)
- Herouville-Saint-Clair: market Wednesday (13km)
- Villers-sur-Mer: market Tuesday & Friday (13km)
- Mondeville: market Thursday (15km)
More information about Varaville, Normandy
Tourist attractions near Varaville, France
What to do at Varaville? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Varaville.
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Beuvron (11km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Honfleur (34km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (17km)
- Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (29km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (31km)
- Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (31km)
- Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (40km)
Remarkable gardens
- Boutemont (29km)
- Jardins du château de Brécy (29km)
- Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (30km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Bayeux (40km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Pegasus Bridge (8km)
- Jardin des plantes de Caen (17km)
- Prairie (Caen) (18km)
- Rochers des Parcs (44km)
Towns of Art and history
- Le Havre (32km)
- Orbec (48km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Villers-Bocage (41km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Cabourg (5km)
- Touques (21km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Lisieux (35km)
- Parc zoologique de Jurques (51km)
Geography and distances
Varaville is in the north of France at 17 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Varaville is 188 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Varaville
from Caen (prefecture): 17 km
from Paris: 188 km
from Calais: 237 km
from Nice: 839 km
from Bordeaux: 492 km
from Strasbourg: 582 km
Getting here
Most visitors arrive by car typically by ferry into Cherbourg or Caen on the Normandy coast For driving distances to Varaville from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 13 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Amfreville, Bavent, Breville, Brucourt, Cabourg, Dives-sur-Mer, Escoville, Gonneville-en-Auge, Goustranville, Houlgate, Periers-en-Auge, Petiville and Sallenelles.
This page in French: Visiter Varaville