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Looking to explore Calvados but short for time? These ten must-see sites offer you the perfect insight into its identity and the great diversity of landscapes you will find in Calvados. Discover our Top 10 sites in Calvados, all well worth a visit: Bayeux Cathedral, Normandy American Cemetery, Mémorial de Caen, Deauville...
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- Basilica of St Thérèse
- Château de Saint-Germain-de-Livet
- Les Buissonnets
- Musée D’Art et D’Histoire de Lisieux
- Lisieux Cathedral
- Zoo de Cerza
- Carmel Museum and Chapel
- Jardin de L’Évêché
- Deauville
- Graindorge Fromagerie
This church built in St Thérèse’s honour is the second most-visited pilgrimage site in France after Lourdes. To get a picture of the fervour that Thérèse generated in the first decades of the 20th century, the entire cost of this church was paid for by donations. There was enough to start work in 1929 and following a pause during the war the decora...
Cloaked in woodland outside Lisieux, this magical château dates back to the 1400s. The property was built on top of an earlier fortress, but apart from the moat you can tell that this home was designed for luxury rather than defence. The Renaissance gatehouse and towers are from the end of the 1500s, and are made from stone and glazed bricks arrang...
The home of Saint Thérèse from the age of 4 to 15, when she joined the Carmelite convent, Les Buissonnets is a lovely 18th century property a short walk from the centre of town. The Martin family moved to Les Buissonnets in 1877 shortly after Thérèse’s mother died, and it was here that she suffered from an unknown illness whose cure she attributed ...
With an enchanting home in one of the last remaining timber-framed houses in the town, Lisieux’s museum of history and art reopened in 2013 after a few years of renovation. It holds the coveted Museum of France label, and maps out the story of the city from Roman times to the present day, pausing on the most important periods along the way. So you’...
At the transition between Norman Romanesque and Gothic, Lisieux’ cathedral was built in 60 years up to 1230 and was one of the only monuments to come through the war without too much damage. Outside the architecture is sober and understated, but inside you’ll be awed by the height of the vaults in the nave, which are similar to those at the Notre-D...
A couple of minutes outside Lisieux is a 60-hectare safari park where more than 1,000 animals live in semi-freedom in woodland and green valleys. You’ll be able to view them on two trails, or aboard a “Safari Train”, sure to go down well with younger kids. Many of the species in the park are threatened with extinction, and CERZA is involved in 40 b...
At 14 Thérèse moved from her home to this Carmelite Convent where she remained until she passed way in 1897 at just 24 years old. This is a working convent but there’s an exhibition about her time here and a chapel where you can visit her reliquary. This shrine features a recumbent marble sculpture of the saint above her remains, which are carried ...
André Le Nôtre, the man who landscaped the grounds at Versailles, laid out these gardens beside the cathedral in the 17th century. And in true Le Nôtre style they have a French formal plan, with geometric lawns, flowerbeds and paths organised around a fountain and set below a terrace where you can ponder over the view. The park was laid for the cit...
You can be on the beach in half an hour from Lisieux. And there’s nothing ordinary about the closest resort: Polished Deauville is a seaside escape that developed in the 1860s and was put on the fashion map by Coco Chanel in the 1910s. Earlier, Deauville had been visited by the writer Flaubert and painter Eugène Boudin, who died here in 1898. An Am...
Livarot is under 20 kilometres from Lisieux, and this village is a household name for anyone who loves good cheese. You can tour the Graindorge Fromagerie here, which has been in business since 1910. Each wheel of Livarot and Pont l’Evêque it makes is the product of three generations of cheese-making knowhow. The dairy has been laid out in a way th...
- Le Mémorial – Un Musée pour la Paix. For a very insightful and vivid account of the entire war, with special focus on the Battle of Normandy, Le Mémorial is unparalleled – it's one of Europe…
- Château de Caen. Looming above the centre of the city, Caen’s magnificent castle walls – massive battlements overlooking a now dry moat – were established by William the…
- Abbaye-aux-Hommes. Caen’s most important medieval site is the Men’s Abbey – now city hall – and, right next door, the magnificent, multi-turreted Église St-Étienne (St…
- Abbaye-aux-Dames. Highlights at the Women’s Abbey complex in the east of the town centre, once run by the Benedictines, include Église de la Trinité – look for Matilda’s…
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Calvados places to visit and attractions. Below you can explore some of the most popular highlights and places of interest in the Calvados department of Normandy. See also our Calvados travel guide.
