Château Ducal
CAEN
Discover the Chateau built by William
Built around 1060 by William the Conqueror to house his residential palace, the ducal castle is one of Europe's vastest fortified enclosures. Serving, in turn, as a princely residence, a fortress and a military barracks, Caen castle is, today, a cultural crossroads. The recently restored north rampart, surmounted by a fine belvedere equipped with a lift, offers hitherto unexplored views of the town and the castle. The latest addition in 2008: access to recently discovered archaeological vestiges: 14th century house and forge, 16th century souterrain... (unveiled during work to extend the Normandy Museum).