On william the conqueror's footsteps

TopicSciences and discovery
DepartureSAINT-JAMES (50)
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William the Conqueror fortified the town of Saint-James to protect it against British invaders. You will discover the vestiges via two footpaths  around the town and its surroundings leading to them.


Montmartin-sur-Mer

montmartin-sur-mer

Montmartin-sur-Mer is a commune located in the department of La Manche in the Basse-Normandie region.


Accommodation nearby

auberge-de-la-selune ducey

Auberge de la Sélune

  • Ducey
  • 02 33 48 53 62
au-jardin-des-plantes avranches

Au Jardin des Plantes

  • Avranches
  • 02 33 58 03 68
camping-les-cognets dragey-ronthon

Camping les Cognets

  • Dragey-ronthon
  • 02 33 48 86 98

Discover Carentan

discover-carentan

Carentan is a town located in the Manche department and the region of Basse-Normandie.

Things to see include:

  • The Notre-Dame church
  • The Hotel de Ville
  • The Medieval arcades
  • The Pont-Canal

Accommodation nearby

domaine-saint-hilaire saint-hilaire-petitville

Domaine Saint-Hilaire

  • Saint-hilaire-petitville
  • 02 33 42 14 07
hotel-la-grandcopaise grandcamp-maisy

Hôtel la Grandcopaise

  • Grandcamp-maisy
  • 02 31 22 65 00

Coutance

coutance

Coutances is a commune located in the department of La Manche in the Basse-Normandie region. It is also well known for its cathedral, its Jazz festival 'Sous les pommiers'.

Things to see:

  • The Notre-Dame cathedral.
  • The Town Hall housed in the Clussy hotel and its scale model of a Drakkar.
  • The 'Jardin des plantes' a botanical garden.
  • The Quesnel-Morinière museum.

Accommodation nearby

auberge-de-la-selune ducey

Auberge de la Sélune

  • Ducey
  • 02 33 48 53 62
au-jardin-des-plantes avranches

Au Jardin des Plantes

  • Avranches
  • 02 33 58 03 68
camping-les-cognets dragey-ronthon

Camping les Cognets

  • Dragey-ronthon
  • 02 33 48 86 98

Discover Blainville-sur-Mer

discover-blainville-sur-mer

Blainville-sur-Mer is a commune located in the department of the Manche in the Basse-Normandie region.

Things to see:

  • The Romanesque church
  • The castle of the Ruettes in the 'Rue des Bas' street
  • The Gonneville manor and the Chapelle des Marins 

Accommodation nearby

le-mascaret-maison-d-hotes-et-de-bien-etre blainville-sur-mer

Le Mascaret Maison d'Hôtes et de Bien-Être

  • Blainville-sur-mer
  • 02 33 45 86 09
hotel-la-pocatiere coutances

Hôtel La Pocatière

  • Coutances
  • 02 33 45 13 77
les-gites-de-la-mer hauteville-sur-mer

Les Gîtes de la Mer

  • Hauteville-sur-mer
  • 02 33 47 72 27

Fermanville

fermanville

Fermanville is a commune located in the La Manche department in the region of Basse-Normandie.

Things to see include:

  • The 'Cap Lévi' fortification
  • The memorial of poetess Marie Ravenel (1811-1893)
  • The railway viaduct de la vallée des moulins
  • Croix commémorative à Fréval
  • Stèle en mémoire des disparus de La Fidèle

Accommodation nearby

ambassadeur-hotel cherbourg-octeville

Ambassadeur Hôtel

  • Cherbourg-octeville
  • 02 33 43 10 00



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