Château de Fontaine-Henry leads what is near Basly
Châteaux or heritage sites make up 11 of the 16 places on the list. Basly itself has none of them. Travel 20 km and you reach Tapisserie de Bayeux.
Top of the list around Basly
After Château de Fontaine-Henry, look out for 4 châteaux and a monastery.
ChâteauDomaine de la Baronnie2.9 km northeast, in Douvres-la-DélivrandeChâteauChâteauManoir de Colomby-sur-Thaon1.7 km south, in Colomby-AnguernyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Thaon2.7 km southwest, in ThaonBest known first: by how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each place (Wikidata’s count). It isn’t a ranking of how good they are.
Mapped
The farthest of them, Château de Cairon, is 5 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Basly; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Grouped by kind
Ahead are châteaux or heritage sites (11); next, other sights (2).
Dark: in Basly. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Everything on the list
Look within 5 km of its centre for all 16.
Nothing is mapped in Basly itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Worth the drive
Leading the 12 is Tapisserie de Bayeux, 20 km away; they include 5 museums and 2 attractions.
MuseumTapisserie de Bayeux20 km west, in Bayeux
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux20 km west, in BayeuxMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye Royale aux Hommes12 km south, in Caen
ChâteauChâteau de Caen11 km southeast, in CaenAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye aux Dames de Caen12 km southeast, in CaenMuseumMuseumMémorial de Caen9.6 km south, in CaenChâteauChâteauChâteau de Creully8.4 km west, in Creully sur SeullesAttractionAttractionAbbaye d'Ardenne9.4 km south, in Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe
MuseumSite Hillman8.4 km east, in Colleville-Montgomery
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Caen11 km southeast, in CaenMuseumMuseumMémorial Pegasus12 km east, in RanvilleFortFortBatterie de Merville16 km east, in Merville-Franceville-PlagePlaces within 40 km of Basly with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Places to visit in Basly: questions
Are there attractions near Basly?
Nothing is mapped in Basly itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Fontaine-Henry, Couvent Notre-Dame-de-Fidélité, Château de Bény-sur-Mer and Domaine de la Baronnie.
Are there museums in or near Basly?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée Radar 44' and Galerie du Chat.
What well-known places are within a day out of Basly?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Tapisserie de Bayeux (20 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux (20 km), Abbaye Royale aux Hommes (12 km), Château de Caen (11 km).
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: named museums, galleries, châteaux, abbeys, gardens, zoos, theme parks and other visitor attractions whose mapped point lies inside the commune of Basly, then those in the communes within 5 km of its centre, and well-known places within 40 km. Houses, ruins and gardens need a sign they’re open to visitors; places marked private, closed or disused are left out. The historic-monument link is the Culture ministry’s Mérimée record. A place that isn’t mapped isn’t listed, so this isn’t everything there is to see.
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: descriptions, websites, Wikipedia articles), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries. Distances are from the commune’s centre point.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Domaine de la Baronnie: Pradigue, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tapisserie de Bayeux: Myrabella, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux: Ndesmoul, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Caen: Nikater, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Site Hillman: Tib124, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen: Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.