Tourism Cheux

Museums and monuments to visit

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  Musée de Vieux la Romaine
  This place is an archaeological complex which includes a museum, archaeological sites and excavations. The museum includes many artifacts that tell the story of Vieux and lives of its people from ...
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  Mémorial de Caen
  The Mémorial de Caen is a major cultural site and tourist attraction in Normandy, hosting nearly 400,000 visitors annually. As museum of the Peace in a region affected by the wars, the ...
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  Eglise Saint-Nicolas
  The church was built about 1083 of the decision of Guillaume le Conquérant. The rhythms of the architecture are the only decor, exceptional sound clarity make for the church of Saint-Nicolas a ...
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  Musée d'Initiation à la Nature
  The museum of Initiation propose to discover the rich faun and flore of Basse-Normandie. Naturalized mammals of the grove are presented in beautiful dioramas with sound. A walk in the garden Norman ...
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  Abbaye aux Hommes
  The Abbaye aux Hommes was built in 1066 during the reign of William the Conqueror, in honor of Saint Etienne, the city of Caen. This jewel of Romanesque and Gothic architecture, houses the tomb of the ...
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  Eglise Saint-Etienne-le-Vieux
  The Church of Saint-Etienne-le-Vieux was constructed in the X century, after the English seats of 1346 and 1417. Burned in 1944, the building retains an octagonal lantern tower of the first half of ...
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  Église du Vieux Saint-Sauveur
  The Church of St. Savior of Caen was built in the eleventh century. Its parts date from the eleventh century as in the case of the tower which has Romanesque proportions, while others such date ...
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  Eglise Notre-Dame de la Gloriette
  The Church of Notre-Dame de la Gloriette was dedicated in 1689 to Sainte-Catherine-des-Arts, while deleting the Jesuit order in 1802, it become Notre-Dame. It's the church of the city with the ...
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  Eglise Saint-Julien
  The Church was renovated in 1954 and is dedicated to Saint-Julien in 1959. Its uniqueness is that it was built of reinforced concrete, it shall adopt a plan in mandorle evoking le grain de froment ...
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  Eglise Notre-Dame-de-Froide-Rue
  The construction of Notre-Dame-de-Froide-Rue runs from the XIV to the XVI century. Its particularity is to have two naves, which communicate with each other, and a porch with a beautiful gate ...
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  Eglise Saint-Pierre
  Built in the XIII century, the church Saint-Pierre has the distinction of playing on the transition of styles : Gothic and Renaissance. It has such a beautiful tower of the XIV century, almost 80m ...
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  Musée des Beaux-Arts
  The museum of Beaux-Arts of Caen is one of the most important museums of France in European painting from the XVI and XVII centuries, his collection of prints is also a must. The museum presents a ...
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  Musée de Normandie
  The museum of Normandie explains the evolution of men in that territory. Halls of the rampart and exhibitions, arranged in a restored volume artillery cavalier of XVI century, constitute a special ...
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  Château Ducal
  The Ducal Castle was built around 1060 by William the Conqueror who wanted to house his residential palace. This building is one of the largest fortified enclosures in Europe. It was both royal ...
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  Eglise Saint-Jean
  The church of Saint-Jean was built in the XIV century to replace a Romanesque church. The building of Gothic style also has inside a magnificent nave and a curious lantern tower with sculpted walls of ...
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  Eglise Saint-Michel de Vaucelles
  The Romanesque church of Saint-Michel de Vaucelles was built in the early XII century. It still exists side tower and the nave, which was rebuilt in the XVI century.
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  Manoir de Mathan
  Manor of Mathan was built in 1605. The building has such a monumental stone staircase, and lowered pediments (triangular shaped flat) that overcome the main entrance doors. The building now includes a ...
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  Église paroissiale Saint-Médard et Saint-Gildard
  Parish Church was built in the XII century. It has such a chorus, porches built in stone, a porch in segmental barrel vault and roof pavilion on the vestry.
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  Musée de la Tapisserie de Bayeux
  In the old seminary of Bayeux, the Museum of the Bayeux Tapestry, house the most famous medieval tapestry, made in the eleventh century. This wool embroidery, on a linen of 70 meters long, is a unique ...
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  Clocher de l'église Saint-Patrice
  The steeple of the Church of Saint-Patrice is the only monument of Renaissance architecture of Bayeux, was built from 1544 to 1548 and has seven floors.
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  Cathédrale Notre-Dame
  The cathedral of Notre-Dame de Bayeux is one of the masterpieces of Romanesque and Gothic architecture in Normandie. It was realized for the famous Tapestry of Bayeux.
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  Musée mémorial de la bataille de Normandie
  The Memorial Museum of the Battle of Normandie deals with military events immediately following the landing. Not to be missed for all lovers of history.
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  Centre Juno Beach
  The Juno Beach Centre is the only Canadian museum in Normandy. It is a place of education, culture and memory as a tribute to Canadian soldiers, in the Allied forces, during the Battle of Normandy, ...