Vaux-sur-Aure tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Bayeux at 3 km from Vaux-sur-Aure
Visit Vaux-sur-Aure: highlights and tourist information
Vaux-sur-Aure 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 Vaux-sur-Aure in Normandy.
Popular places to visit nearby include Bayeux at 3 km and Arromanches at 7 km.
Vaux-sur-Aure, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Bayeux
at 3 km (direction south-south-west)Best known for its world-famous tapestry, Bayeux also has an imposing cathedral...
See Bayeux guide
Arromanches
at 7 km (direction east-north-east)Arromanches is well known as the town where the Mulberry Harbour was built during...
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Creully
at 12 km (direction east)The medieval Chateau de Creully is the highlight in Creully...
See Creully guide
Normandy landing beaches
at 16 km (direction west-north-west)70 years on and the Normandy Landing Beches still attract thousands of visitors interested...
See Normandy landing beaches guide
Caen
at 27 km (direction east-south-east)With a castle, two abbeys and an attracive historic centre Caen is a very...
See Caen guide
Cabourg
Seaside resort at 42 km (direction east)One time favourite of Marcel Proust, Cabourg has one of the longest and active...
See Cabourg guide
Dives-sur-Mer
at 44 km (direction 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 45 km (direction east)The beach is certainly the main attraction at Houlgate, and there are also some...
See Houlgate guide
Beuvron
Most Beautiful Village at 49 km (direction east)Part of the Normandy Cider Route, Beuvron has lots of half-timberd houses and is...
See Beuvron guide
Barfleur
Most Beautiful Village at 58 km (direction west-north-west), in the Manche departmentBarfleur is listed among the 'most beautiful villages in France' and the harbour area...
See Barfleur guide
Falaise
at 59 km (direction south-east)Best known for its castle, Falaise also has several other interesting monuments in the...
See Falaise guide
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Markets in and near Vaux-sur-Aure
- Bayeux: market Wednesday & Saturday (2km)
- Le Molay-Littry: market Thursday (14km)
- Tilly-sur-Seulles: market Sunday (15km)
- Courseulles-sur-Mer: market Tuesday & Friday (18km)
- Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer: market Thursday (23km)
- Douvres-la-Delivrande: market Thursday (24km)
- Villers-Bocage: market Wednesday (25km)
- Grandcamp-Maisy: market Sunday (27km)
- Caen: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Friday (28km)
- Isigny-sur-Mer: market Wednesday & Saturday (29km)
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Tourist attractions near Vaux-sur-Aure, France
What to do at Vaux-sur-Aure? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Vaux-sur-Aure.
Heritage sites
- Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue tours (Vauban fortifications) (52km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Barfleur (58km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin (43km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (3km)
- Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (10km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (10km)
- Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (10km)
- Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (20km)
- Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (28km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Brécy (10km)
- Plantbessin (13km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Bayeux (2km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Forêt de Cerisy (18km)
- Jardin des plantes de Caen (27km)
- Prairie (Caen) (28km)
- Pegasus Bridge (32km)
- Baie des Veys (33km)
- Roches de Ham (39km)
- Rochers des Parcs (47km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Villers-Bocage (25km)
- Torigni-sur-Vire (36km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Cabourg (42km)
- Domjean (42km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Jurques (33km)
Geography and distances
Vaux-sur-Aure is in the north of France at 27 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Vaux-sur-Aure is 228 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Vaux-sur-Aure
from Caen (prefecture): 27 km
from Paris: 228 km
from Calais: 258 km
from Nice: 871 km
from Bordeaux: 496 km
from Strasbourg: 622 km
Getting here
Most visitors arrive by car typically by ferry into Cherbourg or Caen on the Normandy coast For driving distances to Vaux-sur-Aure from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 23 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Arromanches, Barbeville, Bayeux, Commes, Cussy, Gueron, Longues-sur-Mer, Magny-en-Bessin, Maisons, Manvieux, Monceaux-en-Bessin, Port-en-Bessin-Huppain, Ranchy, Ryes, Saint-Loup-Hors, Saint-Martin-Des-Entrees, Saint-Vigor-le-Grand, Sommervieu, Sully, Tour-en-Bessin, Tracy-sur-Mer, Vaucelles and Vaux-sur-Seulles.
This page in French: Visiter Vaux-sur-Aure