Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Normandy

Château fort
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.

Eglise gothique
61500 Sées

Notre-Dame de Sées Cathedral, a 13th-century Gothic building in the Orne region of Normandy, is the seat of the diocese. Ranked a historic monument since 1875, it combines medieval architecture and major restorations in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Rempart
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.

Grand hôtel classé MH
14390 Cabourg

The Grand Hôtel de Cabourg, an iconic building of the Belle Époque, is a luxury hotel from the 3rd quarter of the 19th and early 20th centuries, located in Cabourg, Normandy, famous for its architecture and its link with Marcel Proust.

Château de style Louis XII
27600 Gaillon

The Château de Gaillon, France's first Renaissance building (1500-1509), stands in Gaillon, Normandy. Former medieval fortress transformed into an episcopal residence, it embodies the transition between flamboyant Gothic and Italian art.

Eglise romane et gothique
14000 Caen

L'abbaye aux Hommes de Caen, fondée au XIe siècle par Guillaume le Conquérant, est un chef-d'œuvre architectural roman et gothique situé en Normandie. Ancienne abbaye bénédictine, elle abrite aujourd'hui l'hôtel de ville et une église paroissiale classée monument historique depuis 1840.

Château fort
14340 Mézidon Vallée d'Auge

The castle of Crèvecœur-en-Auge, a former 11th–12th century castle, stands in Crèvecœur-en-Auge (Calvados, Normandy). Restored in 1972, it now houses a museum dedicated to oil exploration.

Château fort
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.