Tourism Creully

Museums and monuments to visit

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  Château de Crépon
  Castle of Crépon know as the Maison de Blais was built in the XVIII century and has many sculptures.
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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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  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, ...
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  Musée du Débarquement
  Located near the artificial harbor of Arromanches in Normandy, a major site of the Battle of Normandy, the D-Day Museum exhibits 2000 objects that belonged to soldiers. It invites visitors to discover ...
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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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  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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  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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  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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  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-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 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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  Abbaye aux Dames
  The Abbey aux Dames was founded by Mathilde around 1060, the church of Trinity is a masterpiece of Norman Romanesque architecture. The building houses the crypt and the tomb of Queen Mathilde, and a ...
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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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  Le Mémorial de Pegagus
  Pegagus Memorial is dedicated to the men of the 6th British Airborne Division. This division consists of paratroopers and airborne troops mission was to keep the eastern flank of the landing beaches. ...