The Caen City Guides answer the questions every visitor has: where to taste real Norman cooking, how to fit William the Conqueror’s castle and abbeys around the Mémorial, which D-Day beaches you can reach without a coach tour and where the students go out on a Thursday. Each guide is a short, opinionated list giving the reason to go, the area and one practical tip for every place, and it opens in your browser as soon as you pay.
About the Caen City Guides
- 140 places
- 6 guides
- 5 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Caen guides
Food guide
25 places
Norman classics with cream and cider, crêperies and oyster bars, chef’s tables and wine, markets, cheese and the best bakeries for breakfast.
Things to do guide
20 places
The Conqueror’s castle and two abbeys, the D-Day museum that explains 1944, churches that survived the bombing and quiet gardens by the river.
Family guide
22 places
Free castle ramparts to explore, a park built on an old rubbish dump, a 50-metre outdoor pool, the beach at Ouistreham and ideas for rainy days.
Nightlife guide
27 places
Cocktail bars, natural wine and Belgian beer, the late strip along the marina, live music and the best spots to watch the sun go down.
Day trips guide
24 places
Sandy beaches by bus, the D-Day coast without a coach from Paris, Bayeux, Honfleur and Rouen by train and castles and cider farms inland.
Budget guide
22 places
Free abbeys and castle grounds, galettes and sandwiches under €10, a Friday market and the beach for the price of a bus ticket.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Sacrée Mathilde
Rue du Vaugueux
A half-timbered house on the old Vaugueux lane, a short menu of Norman produce cooked the way it is at home and a cosy room named after William’s queen. From the food guide.
Abbaye aux Dames de Caen
Place Reine Mathilde, east of the château
The abbey Queen Matilda founded to match her husband’s, with her tomb in the Trinité church and 18th-century convent buildings you can visit for free. Calmer than the Abbaye aux Hommes. From the things to do guide.
Plage de Houlgate
Houlgate, about an hour by Nomad bus
A seaside resort of timbered villas and striped beach huts on fine sand, with the Vaches Noires cliffs to the east, where fossils work their way out of the clay. From the day trips guide.
Plan your days in Caen
Day one: start at the château, cross to the Abbaye aux Hommes and Saint-Pierre, have lunch in the Vaugueux and end the evening by the marina on Quai Vendeuvre. Day two: the Mémorial de Caen in the morning, then a train to Bayeux or a bus to the beach at Ouistreham. For a rainy or slow day, take the Musée de Normandie inside the castle, the old-town churches, the Tocqueville library by the water and a long Norman lunch.
Questions about the Caen guides
What do the Caen City Guides include?
Six guides with 140 places in all: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. For every place you get why it is worth it, the area, notes on opening times and one practical tip.
How do I receive the guides once I have paid?
The links show up on your order page as soon as payment goes through and in your confirmation email. They open in any browser on a phone or laptop, with no app and no account.
Can I use the guides offline in Caen?
Yes. Open each guide once while you are online and it keeps working without a connection, ticks and notes included. Map links need mobile data.
Which languages are the Caen guides available in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Spanish and Dutch. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
How much does one guide cost?
One guide is €4.99, two are €8.99, four are €15.99 and the full set of six is €19.99.
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