OUR BEAUTIFUL REGION
CAEN
Discover Caen
The Caen Memorial
You can't go to Caen without visiting the Caen Memorial, museum of the peace. Inaugurated in 1988, the Caen Memorial was designed to commemorate the Battle of Normandy.
This museum is above all an international cultural centre dedicated to the history of the 20th century and to peace. You can discover a fascinating film on D-Day, shown on a giant screen. This film retraces the history of the Landing with an image divided in two, from the Allied point of view and from the German point of view.
This museum is above all an international cultural centre dedicated to the history of the 20th century and to peace. You can discover a fascinating film on D-Day, shown on a giant screen. This film retraces the history of the Landing with an image divided in two, from the Allied point of view and from the German point of view.
The "Vaugueux" district
In this picturesque neighborhood where Edith Piaf's family lived, you will find many restaurants offering typical and traditional cuisine.
The Escoville hotel
This typical early Renaissance mansion houses the headquarters of the Tourist Office.
Saint-Pierre Church
This Renaissance-style parish church, built in the 12th century, is striking for the luxury of its ornamentation.
Garden plants
In 1689, the Professor of the Faculty of Medicine of Caen, Monsieur Gallard de la Ducquerie, bought a garden and filled it with rare plants. Today, it allows you to discover more than 2000 different species in a play and relaxation area.
The castle
Built by William the Conqueror, then damaged by the bombings of 1944 and restored after the war, it now houses the Museum of Fine Arts of Caen and the Museum of Normandy, the Salle de l'Échiquier and the Saint-Georges church.
The Abbey of Men
In 1066, William the Conqueror began building the Abbaye aux Hommes to reconcile with the Vatican, which criticized him for marrying the Princess of Flanders, his distant cousin. Begun in the Romanesque style, it was completed in the XNUMXth century in the Gothic style. It houses the tomb of the Duke-King. This remarkable architectural masterpiece is striking for the elegance of its lines, which combine Romanesque aesthetics, Gothic flourishes and the classical majesty of convent dwellings.
The Ladies’ Abbey
Built between 1060 and 1080 by Queen Mathilde, this Abbey is the counterpart of the Men's Abbey. Built in the 16th century and remodeled in the XNUMXth century, it represents a fine example of Romanesque art. It is particularly notable for the superb crypt whose ribbed vaults rest on XNUMX tightly packed columns. Queen Mathilde rests in the heart of the church.
