Guidebook for Calvados

Dave
Guidebook for Calvados

Food Scene

In walking distance to the cottage and serve lovely home-made food.
Au clinchampois
14 Rue Louis De Gouvet
In walking distance to the cottage and serve lovely home-made food.
Great ''Plat du jour'' for only 12.50 euros including wine or cider. The food is lovely and have a good selection on the menu. Open 5 days a week and serve at lunch time and evenings.
Le Cécilia
2 Pl. Georges Esnouf
Great ''Plat du jour'' for only 12.50 euros including wine or cider. The food is lovely and have a good selection on the menu. Open 5 days a week and serve at lunch time and evenings.
Great seafood restaurants where you can get any type of fish platters including oysters, muscles, prawns, gambas etc
327 locals recommend
CANCALE
327 locals recommend
Great seafood restaurants where you can get any type of fish platters including oysters, muscles, prawns, gambas etc

Drinks & Nightlife

If you fancy visiting a french nightclub, then this is the place to go!
Le Tiffany
D150
If you fancy visiting a french nightclub, then this is the place to go!
A nice feeling Guinness bar with occasional Live music
7 locals recommend
Le Gambrinus
2 Rue Turpin
7 locals recommend
A nice feeling Guinness bar with occasional Live music

Sightseeing

39 locals recommend
Pegasus Bridge
Rue du Domaine de Camilly
39 locals recommend
261 locals recommend
Musee de la Tapisserie de Bayeux
13B Rue de Nesmond
261 locals recommend
43 locals recommend
Utah Beach Landing Museum
La Madeleine
43 locals recommend
28 locals recommend
Omaha Beach Memorial Museum
Avenue de la Libération
28 locals recommend
81 locals recommend
Musée du Débarquement
81 locals recommend
41 locals recommend
Museum of the Battle of Normandy
Boulevard Fabian Ware
41 locals recommend

Entertainment & Activities

A great zoo with a children's petting corner where they can interact and feed different animals
102 locals recommend
Zoo de Champrepus
493 Rue Saint-Gaud
102 locals recommend
A great zoo with a children's petting corner where they can interact and feed different animals
59 locals recommend
Jurques Zoological Park
59 locals recommend
109 locals recommend
Parc Festyland
Route de Caumont
109 locals recommend
Great ice-skating ring
Le Yéti
2 Carrières Saint Michel - Route de Granville
Great ice-skating ring
Great golf course
Golf Club de Vire la Dathee
La Basse Haye
Great golf course

Essentials

Small local supermarket perfect for getting a few groceries
Carrefour Contact
40 Rue du Dr Fontaine
Small local supermarket perfect for getting a few groceries
Lidl
6 Rue du 11 Novembre

Shopping

Lovely little shopping town with a market every Tuesday morning
91 locals recommend
Villedieu-les-Poêles
91 locals recommend
Lovely little shopping town with a market every Tuesday morning
Main high street shops selling clothing, shoes, make-up etc also with a market on Friday morning
42 locals recommend
Vire
42 locals recommend
Main high street shops selling clothing, shoes, make-up etc also with a market on Friday morning
A fantastic market every Sunday on the port of Caen. Also, some great high street shopping, bars and restaurants great for a vibrant night out. And a shopping centre just down the road called ''Les Rives de l'Orne''
15 locals recommend
Marché De Caen
36 Quai Vendeuvre
15 locals recommend
A fantastic market every Sunday on the port of Caen. Also, some great high street shopping, bars and restaurants great for a vibrant night out. And a shopping centre just down the road called ''Les Rives de l'Orne''

Parks & Nature

A gorgeous lake with a foot path of 5.7km leading all the way around, great for a relaxing stroll or a bike ride. There are plenty of pick-nick tables dotted around also. It is surrounded by a golf course.
28 locals recommend
Lac de la Dathée
28 locals recommend
A gorgeous lake with a foot path of 5.7km leading all the way around, great for a relaxing stroll or a bike ride. There are plenty of pick-nick tables dotted around also. It is surrounded by a golf course.