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Overview
Your local tour guide will be able to provide countless bits of information about the region.
Your walking tour of Caen will take you to the famous Abbeys, and in or around the castle.
This tour also includes the Caen Memorial museum.
What's included
Private transportation
Private Tour Guide
Bottled water
Air-conditioned vehicle
Caen Memorial Museum tickets
Gratuities
Lunch
What to expect
Caen Castle
1h 30m
Visit the Castle built around 1060 by William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy then King of England. The ducal castle in Caen is now home to the Musée de Normandie (Normandy Museum) and the Musée des Beaux Arts (Museum of Fine Arts).
In the town centre, discover over 5 hectares of perfectly restored and maintained fortifications. The locals love to come here for a pleasant stroll. The ramparts offer a splendid viewpoint over the town.
Chateau currently under renovation. Construction may impair visit and we may substitute for a walking tour in the same area.
Abbaye aux Dames
1h
Visit the Lady's Abbey, founded around the year 1060 by Matilda of Flanders, wife of William the Conqueror
The Abbaye-aux-Dames was home to a community of Benedictine nuns until the French Revolution.
After this painful period, the conventual buildings became, in succession, a military garrison, a poorhouse, a hospital in 1823 and a hospice in 1908.
The buildings were restored in 1984 in order to house the Regional Council of Lower Normandy.
The cloisters gallery presents a beautiful example of fan-shaped vaults.
The abbey church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity on 18 June 1066, remains a masterpiece of Norman Romanesque architecture, despite some 19th-century renovations.
Queen Matilda rests in the choir under a slab of black Tournai marble. The capitals of the apse offer a variety of more or less fantastical animals drawn from the bestiary.
Abbaye aux Hommes
1h
Visit William's the Conqueror Abbey.
The city of Caen has some of the most important monuments from the era of the Dukes of Normandy.
William entrusted the Benedictine monk Lanfranc, builder of Bec Abbey, with the construction of the two abbeys. The abbey church of St. Stephen, although largely rebuilt during the Gothic period, is a remarkable example of Norman Romanesque architecture. It inspired a great number of English churches built after the Conquest in 1066. William is buried here.
Spared by the bombings in 1944, because it was used as a refuge for the citizenry of Caen, the Abbaye-aux-Hommes became the City Hall in 1965. The architecture and interior decorations of the 18th-century buildings are not to be missed.
Memorial de Caen
3h · Admission ticket included
Unique museum! An immersion into the heart of 20th century history. A century marked by the World War II, a conflict that resulted in the death of 60 million soldiers and civilians. A century of major geopolitical upheavals, marked by Europe’s determination to preserve peace.
Meeting and pickup
Pickup details
We will meet you at your hotel or given address.
Additional information
Public transportation options are available nearby
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Cancellation policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
