Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Calvados

Feudal muff
14220 Grimbosq

Olivet Castle, an 11th century feudal motte, is an ancient castle of land and wood located in the forest of Grimbosq, Normandy, controlling the crossing of the Orne.

Renaissance building
14000 Caen

The Hotel d'Escoville, a 16th century Renaissance jewel in Caen, is an iconic mansion in Normandy, rebuilt after 1944. Located in Place Saint-Pierre, it illustrates the civil architecture of the French Renaissance.

Villa Gallo-Romane
14930 Vieux

Vieux-la-Romaine is a Gallo-Roman archaeological site located in Vieux (Calvados), the former capital of the Viducassians. It reveals monumental remains such as a theatre, thermal baths and an exceptional domus, witness to its golden age in the second-third centuries.

Statue
14700 Falaise

Equestrian bronze statue of William the Conqueror, located Place Guillaume-le-Conquerant in Falaise, Normandy, erected in the mid-19th century with six statues of Dukes of Normandy on its granite base.

Replaces
14700 Falaise

The ramparts of Falaise, built between the 13th and 17th centuries, form a 2 km fortified enclosure that surrounds the Norman city, punctuated with medieval towers and gates still visible today.

City gate
14500 Vire Normandie

The Porte Horloge de Vire, an ancient 13th century fortified gate raised in belfry in 1480, is an emblematic vestige of the medieval ramparts of Vire Normandie, Normandy. Ranked a historic monument, it dominates the Viroese bocage with its 33 meters high.

Manor
14290 Valorbiquet

Tordouet Manor House, a 15th and 16th century building, stands in Valorbiquet, Calvados, Normandy. This fortified mansion, built on a feudal motte, combines defensive architecture with Renaissance elements, testifying to its historical evolution.

Manor
14140 Mézidon Vallée d'Auge

The Coupesarte Manor House, emblematic of the Pays d'Auge, is a 16th–15th century manor house located in Mézidon Vallée d'Auge (Calvados), classified as a historical monument for its wood-paned architecture and unique painted decorations.