Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the English Channel

Phare classé MH
50400 Granville

The Cape Lihou Lighthouse, built in the 2nd quarter of the 19th century in Granville, Normandy, is a historic grey granite lighthouse, still in service and classified as a historic monument since 2009.

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.

Autel
50270 Les Moitiers-d'Allonne

The Autel des Druides is a Neolithic covered alley located at the Moitiers-d'Allonne, in the English Channel, measuring nearly 20 meters long. Ranked a historic monument in 1906, this sandstone site bears witness to Norman megalithic architecture.

Château fort
50260 Bricquebec

Bricquebec Castle, a former castle from the 11th to the 16th century, has dominated Normandy from a feudal motte. Its ruins, classified as historical monuments, bear witness to its key role in the Barony of Bricquebec and the Norman conflicts.

Maison à arcades
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.

Phare classé MH
50840 Fermanville

The Cape Levi Lighthouse, built in the 19th century and rebuilt in the 20th century in Fermanville (Normandia), is a historical pink granite monument marking the Cherbourg harbour, marked by its destruction in 1944 and its reconstruction in 1948.

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.

Eglise gothique
50500 Carentan-les-Marais

The Church of Notre-Dame de Carentan, a 12th–15th–century Catholic building, combines Romanesque and flamboyant Gothic styles. Located in Carentan-les-Marais, Normandy, it bears witness to a history marked by wars and reconstructions, with a 12th century Romanesque portal and a 15th century choir.