Tourism Hambye

Museums and monuments to visit

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  Eglise Notre-Dame d'Hambye
  The church Notre-Dame in Hambye was built in the 12th century between the Sienne and the Doquette rivers. The site was formerly a forest so the monks cleared it in order to build the abbey. They lived ...
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  Mausolée Letenneur
  The mausoleum Letenneur is a tomb built by one man, Auguste Letenneur, in order to be buried there with his wife and his children. The construction of this 75-foot high remarkable grave started in ...
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  Château de Cerisy-la-Salle
  The castle of Cerisy-la-Salle was built between 1605 and 1620 then extended in 1765. It was built on the base of the former medieval castle. There is, inside the castle, a monumental staircase as ...
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  Eglise Notre-Dame de Savigny
  The church of Savigny was originally built in the 12th century but underwent different modifications. The church has one nave and one transept. The nave and the bay shows that different styles mix in ...
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  Jardins d'Argences
  When we talk about the Gardens of Argences, we must talk about their creator, Caroline Lecardonnel. She was in the past a journalist for many famous French newspapers and on the radio. She bought in ...
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  Cathédrale de Coutances
  The cathedral of Coutances is, with the abbey of the Mont Saint-Michel, the most famous monument of the Gothic art in Normandy. The building was built in the early 13th century and based on many ...
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  Eglise Saint Pierre
  The Saint Pierre church in Coutances is a Flamboyant Gothic style masterpiece from the late 15th century. The church has a lantern tower which reminds us of the one in the cathedral, ancient ...
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  Eglise Saint Nicolas
  The Saint Nicolas church was built between the 13th and the 17th century, in a gothic style. The Tour lanterne and the big volumes of the chancel and of the ambulatory are very impressive.
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  Jardin des Plantes de Coutances
  The botanical garden of Coutances was created between 1852 and 1855 thanks to the donation of Mr. Quesnel de la Molinière. The botanical garden of Coutances is one of the oldest garden in the ...
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  Musée Quesnel-Morinière
  The Quesnel-Morinière museum is housed in a private mansion built in the late 17th century. It is located in the botanical garden of Coutances. The museum houses great paintings collections from ...
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  Église Notre-Dame
  Church of Notre-Dame was built in the XVI century. It houses an image of the Virgin and Child stone of the XIV century, a picture of the altar of the Assumption, tombstones and a wooden statue of ...