Heritage
Calvados, town and country, reunites art and history amidst its Pays d'Auge manor houses, fortified Bessin farmsteads, famous abbeys, Renaissance châteaux and medieval castles, churches and cathedrals.
You will of course find some of the best known museums here - the Bayeux Tapestry, the Caen Memorial and the D-Day Landing Museum at Arromanches. However, why not try some of the lesser known such as the museums of miniature furniture, automated models or the Satie houses - just a few of the attractions guaranteed to interest, entertain and intrigue!
In keeping with the changing moods and light of Normandy's skies, the parks and gardens in Calvados offer a wide variety of style and content: historic or modern, botanical or landscaped, bizarre or wild.
The epic adventure or the fascinating and tumultuous story of the bastard who became Duke of Normandy and King of England. A historical journey following William's own footsteps, via Falaise, Caen, Bayeux and the many other sites where he left his mark.
Freedom made its way to France via the Normandy beaches one June morning in 1944. A genuine open-air museum, the Battle of Normandy Historical Area reunites all of the sites and places of remembrance related to this important page in history and the battle that was to follow.
Gourmet visits, small-scale or industrial production: Calvados' businesses open their doors.
The Orne estuary and the Sallenelles bay, the Bessin cliffs and the Dives marshes, the Cotentin and Bessin marshland regional natural park: just a few of the sites where nature has been allowed free rein.
Depicting Calvados is simply describing the many daily pleasures Normandy has to offer.
