Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Calvados

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.

Classic style castle
14140 Grandchamp-le-Château

The Château de Grandchamp-le-Château, built in the 18th century in Calvados, combines classical stone-brick architecture and a half-timbered pavilion of the 15th to 16th centuries, classified as a historical monument.

Louis XII style castle
14610 Fontaine-Henry

The Château de Fontaine-Henry, a 13th–XVIth century jewel in Normandy, combines medieval styles, Louis XII and Renaissance. Located in Fontaine-Henry (Calvados), it is famous for its top roofs and carved facades.

Medieval and Renaissance Castle
14480 Creully sur Seulles

Creully Castle, a former castle from the 12th to the 17th century, dominates the Neulles in Normandy. Ranked a historic monument, it combines medieval architecture and Renaissance façade in Calvados.