Seeing Colleville-sur-Mer? Begin at Overlord Museum
Visitors to Colleville-sur-Mer can choose from 6 châteaux, 4 museums and 3 attractions. We list 6 places to visit in Colleville-sur-Mer and 9 within 5 km of its centre. Inside 1 km of the middle lie 3 of them. Tapisserie de Bayeux, 13 km away, is the best-known day out.
Top of the list in Colleville-sur-Mer
Once you have seen Overlord Museum, try 2 attractions, 2 museums and a fort.
Best 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.
Places on the map
The list reaches out to Château de Saint-Sever, 4.9 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Colleville-sur-Mer; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Which kinds
Châteaux or heritage sites are the biggest group (8), then museums or galleries (4).
Dark: in Colleville-sur-Mer. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The whole list for Colleville-sur-Mer
After the 6 in town come 9 more within 5 km of its centre.
Widerstandsnest 62
German bunker from World War II on Omaha Beach, Normandy, France.
Widerstandsnest 60
German bunker from World War II on Omaha Beach, Normandy, France.
Musée Mémorial d'Omaha Beach
Museum in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, France.
Chapelle Saint-Siméon de Saint-Siméon
Chapel located in Calvados, in France.
The 6 places in Colleville-sur-Mer first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Colleville-sur-Mer → · Parks and trails in Colleville-sur-Mer →
For a day out
Allow a day for Tapisserie de Bayeux, 13 km away, the pick of 12.
MuseumTapisserie de Bayeux13 km southeast, in Bayeux
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux13 km southeast, in BayeuxMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye Royale aux Hommes39 km southeast, in Caen
ChâteauChâteau de Caen39 km southeast, in CaenChâteauChâteauChâteau de Balleroy19 km south, in Balleroy-sur-DrômeFortFortBatterie de Longues-sur-Mer11 km east, in Longues-sur-MerAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt18 km south, in Cerisy-la-ForêtChâteauChâteauChâteau de Colombières11 km southwest, in ColombièresAttractionAttractionAbbaye Sainte-Marie de Longues11 km east, in Longues-sur-MerMuseumMuseumMémorial de Caen37 km southeast, in CaenChâteauChâteauChâteau de Creully23 km east, in Creully sur SeullesGardenGardenJardin public de Bayeux12 km southeast, in BayeuxPlaces within 40 km of Colleville-sur-Mer with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Colleville-sur-Mer: questions and answers
What is there to see in Colleville-sur-Mer?
The first on our list in Colleville-sur-Mer are Overlord Museum, Widerstandsnest 62, Widerstandsnest 60 and Centre des visiteurs. We list 6 places in town. Another 9 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Colleville-sur-Mer?
4 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Overlord Museum, Centre des visiteurs, Big Red One Museum and Musée Mémorial d'Omaha Beach.
What well-known places are within a day out of Colleville-sur-Mer?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Tapisserie de Bayeux (13 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux (13 km), Abbaye Royale aux Hommes (39 km), Château de Caen (39 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 Colleville-sur-Mer, 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 (3)
- 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
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.