Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the English Channel

Château fort
50770 Pirou

The castle of Pirou, a former 12th century castle renovated in the 17th century, stands in Pirou, Normandy, surrounded by moats and marked by rich medieval history and modern restorations.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
50510 Chanteloup

Chanteloup Castle, a former 11th–XVIth century castle, stands in Chanteloup (Manche, Normandy). Renovated in the 14th–XVIth centuries, it combines medieval and Renaissance architecture, surrounded by moat and protected as a historical monument.

Eglise romane
50430 Lessay

Sainte-Trinité de Lessay Abbey, founded in the 11th century, is a Romanesque Benedictine abbey located in Lessay, Normandy. A masterpiece of Norman architecture, it was restored after its destruction in 1944 and remains an exceptional testimony of Romanesque art.

Allées couvertes
50110 Bretteville

The covered street of Bretteville, known as the Clos-ès-Pierre, is a megalithic neolithic monument located in Bretteville (Manche), classified as historical monuments since the 19th century.

Eglise romane et gothique
50140 Mortain-Bocage

The White Abbey of Mortain, a former Cistercian abbey of the 12th-XIIIth centuries, stands at Mortain Bocage in Normandy. Founded by the order of Savigny in 1112 or 1115, it combines primitive Gothic architecture with an enlivened religious history, partially classified with historical monuments since 1920.

Enceinte
50400 Granville

Granville, built in the 18th century on Cape Lihou, is an urban fortification protecting the Upper Town of this Norman town, classified as a historical monument for its remains such as the Grand Porte and the Logis du Roi.

Fours à chaux
50590 Regnéville-sur-Mer

The Rey lime ovens, built in the 19th century in Regnéville-sur-Mer (Manche), are a historic industrial site dedicated to the production of agricultural lime, now transformed into a maritime museum.

Fortification
50170 Le Mont-Saint-Michel

The fortifications of Mont-Saint-Michel, built between the 13th and 16th centuries, form a defensive urban enclosure girding the islet in Normandy, classified as historical monuments and UNESCO.