What to See in Caen

Overview

Sites, Monuments, and Architectural Ensembles

Religious Buildings

Museums

Parks and Gardens

In the Surrounding Area

Main sites to see within a fifty-kilometre radius of Caen:

Bayeux ★★
A small town with a charming centre, several museums (including one housing the famous Bayeux Tapestry) and Second World War or D-Day memorial sites.

Beuvron-en-Auge ★★
A "typical" Norman village also listed among the "Most Beautiful Villages of France".

Cabourg ★★
A renowned seaside resort with a charming waterfront and many beautiful buildings dating from the late 19th to early 20th century.

Flower Coast ★★
This is the coastal stretch running from Honfleur to Ouistreham. It features numerous seaside resorts, some well-known like Deauville, Cabourg, and Trouville...

Deauville ★★
Deauville is the chic and renowned seaside resort of the Normandy coast. Its beautiful late 19th- to early 20th-century villas and buildings, along with a seafront featuring the famous "boardwalk" and its casino, give it all its charm.

D-Day Landing Beaches ★★★★
Spanning the Manche (Utah Beach) and Calvados (the other four), this is a major Normandy tourism highlight. Several museums, sites, and various testimonies commemorate the event along different parts of the coast.

Roche d'Oëtre ★★
A cliff roughly 120 m high in the heart of Swiss Normandy and a major tourist attraction in the region. Hiking is possible in the surrounding area.

Norman Switzerland ★★
This is an area of hills and small gorges straddling the Orne and Calvados departments. It’s a popular destination for hiking, mountain biking, climbing, kayaking, and riverside guinguettes (open-air cafés).

Trouville-sur-Mer ★★
The neighbour of Deauville, also a seaside resort with its waterfront and historic villas.

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