Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Calvados

Grand hotel ranked MH
14390 Cabourg

The Grand Hôtel de Cabourg, an iconic building of the Belle Époque, is a luxury hotel from the 3rd quarter of the 19th and early 20th centuries, located in Cabourg, Normandy, famous for its architecture and its link with Marcel Proust.

Wooden house
14400 Bayeux

The Grand Hotel d'Argouges, a 15th century mansion in Bayeux (Calvados), is a half-timbered historic monument, famous for hosting François I in 1532. Façades registered in 1927.

Gothic Church
14000 Caen

The church of Saint-Pierre de Caen, a Gothic and Renaissance religious building of the 14th to 16th centuries, dominates the historic centre of Caen in Normandy. Ranked a historic monument in 1840, it combines medieval architecture and Renaissance elements, marked by its iconic bell tower and its turbulent history, especially during the Revolution and the Second World War.

Castle
14000 Caen

Château Ducal de Caen, built in 1060 by William the Conqueror, is an imposing 5.5 hectare medieval fortress located in Calvados, Normandy. Symbol of ducal and then royal power, it now houses two major museums and architectural remains covering nine centuries of history.

Castle
14100 Hermival-les-Vaux

Hermival Castle, built in the 17th century and renovated in the 18th century, is a seigneurial stone house located in Hermival-les-Vaux, Calvados, Normandy. Its architecture combines Renaissance and classical styles, with facades protected at the Historical Monuments since 1927.

Castle
14430 Victot-Pontfol

Victot Castle, built between the 13th and 19th centuries in Victot-Pontfol (Calvados), is an emblematic example of Norman Renaissance residence, surrounded by moat and protected by historical monuments.

Medieval and Renaissance Castle
14100 Saint-Germain-de-Livet

The Château de Saint-Germain-de-Livet, built in the 15th and 16th centuries in Saint-Germain-de-Livet (Calvados), combines a house in medieval half-timbered and a Renaissance facade made of bricks and stones, surrounded by moats and gardens.

Castle
14700 Falaise

The castle of William the Conqueror, in Falaise, Normandy, is a castle fort of the Xth–XIIIth centuries, cradle of the Anglo-Norman dynasty and symbol of princely power, classified historical monument since 1840.