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Lion-sur-Mer – Cliffs of Luc-sur-Mer loop from Villons-les-Buissons

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Lion-sur-Mer – Cliffs of Luc-sur-Mer loop from Villons-les-Buissons

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Lion-sur-Mer – Cliffs of Luc-sur-Mer loop from Villons-les-Buissons

01:50

27.6km

120m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 12, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.22 km

Vauville Castle

Highlight • Other

The castle dates from the 17th century and was enlarged in the 19th century.

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5.66 km

Bois du pavillon

Forest

11.1 km

Lion-sur-Mer

Highlight • Beach

A lovely seaside town. The Boulevard de Calvados forms an excellent car-free cycle route along the popular beach.

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12.0 km

41st Royal Marine Commando Memorial, Lion-sur-Mer

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This monument commemorates the liberation of the city on June 7, 1944, a message from General Roosevelt which glorifies essential freedoms is engraved on a plaque. Next to it you can see a British Churchill Avre tank.

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13.8 km

Cliffs of Luc-sur-Mer

Highlight • Natural Monument

The beach between Luc and Lion is framed by impressive tall cliffs that protected this stretch from development

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14.6 km

Pontoon de Luc sur mer

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A must see. Beautiful advance on the sea, this pontoon receives the rod fishermen of the surroundings.

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15.4 km

Whale Museum

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In the municipal park, a beautiful shady garden full of flowers, there is a 19 m whale skeleton of a whale that washed up on the beach in 1885. On …

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18.3 km

Basilica of Our Lady of Deliverance

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Built on an ancient pagan place of worship, the current basilica was built at the end of the 19th century in the Norman neo-Gothic style. It houses a statue of …

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18.4 km

Art Nouveau-style pharmacy

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The Lesage pharmacy in Douvres-la-Délivrande is one of the few Art Nouveau buildings in the Calvados department (fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharmacie_Lesage).
Located in the city center, it can be the object of a …

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27.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.51 km

6.30 km

5.60 km

5.51 km

708 m

Surfaces

14.2 km

6.44 km

6.19 km

622 m

183 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 10 July

31°C

19°C

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Lion-sur-Mer – Cliffs of Luc-sur-Mer loop from Villons-les-Buissons

Vauville Castle

Lion-sur-Mer

41st Royal Marine Commando Memorial, Lion-sur-Mer

Cliffs of Luc-sur-Mer

Pontoon de Luc sur mer

Whale Museum

Basilica of Our Lady of Deliverance

Art Nouveau-style pharmacy

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