Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the English Channel

Headlights classified as MH
50400 Granville

Chausey Lighthouse, 19th-century flagship house on Grande-Île de Chausey (Granville, Normandy), has been guiding ships in a dangerous archipelago since 1848.

Monument
50130 Cherbourg

The monument to Napoleon de Cherbourg-Octeville is a commemorative work located in Cherbourg, Normandy. His exact period remains undetermined, but he pays tribute to a major historical figure in this port city.

Manor
50500 Carentan-les-Marais

The Manor House of Cantepie, a 16th and 17th century manor house, stands in Carentan-les-Marais, Normandy, combining seigneurial architecture and protected historical remains.

Arcade house
50500 Carentan-les-Marais

The Carentan arcade houses are a medieval ensemble from the 14th to 15th centuries, located Place de la République, famous for its Gothic arcades and its urban history preserved in Normandy.

Art Deco building
50130 Cherbourg-en-Cotentin

Cherbourg-Octeville Transatlantic Station, built in the 1930s, is a former Art Deco maritime and railway terminal located in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, Normandy. An architectural masterpiece, it symbolizes the golden age of transatlantic travel.

Lime ovens
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.

Defensive heritage
50550 Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue

The Hougue and Tatihou forts, built in the 17th century at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue in Normandy, form a defensive military ensemble designed by Vauban to protect the bay from English intrusions. Classified at UNESCO, they illustrate maritime military architecture.

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.