Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Caen, France

The Leroy Tower, sometimes called the Guillaume-le-Roy Tower, built in the fourteenth century, is one of the main remains of the urban fortifications, which stands on the territory of the French commune of Caen, in the Calvados department, in the Normandy region.

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The Church of Saint-Pierre is a Roman Catholic church located on the Place Saint-Pierre in the centre of Caen in Normandy, northern France. It is dedicated to Saint Peter.

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The Hôtel de Than is a private mansion built in Caen in the first part of the sixteenth century.

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The church of Saint-Jean de Caen is the parish church of the Saint-Jean district in Caen, France. It was classified as a historical monument in the list of French historic monuments protected in 1840.

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The Pavilion of Learned Societies, also known in the past as the "Pavilion of the Fair" or the "Langlois Museum", is a building built in Caen in the eighteenth century, originally to house the city's aldermen during fairs.

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Hôtel Daumesnil is a private mansion located in Caen. It was built in the seventeenth century on the new royal square. It was listed as a historical monument for the first time on 1 June 1927 and a second time on 29 November 2021.

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The Hôtel de Banville is a private mansion located in Caen, in the Calvados department, France. It is listed as a historical monument.

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The Church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Gloriette is a church in the old city centre of Caen. Built by the Jesuits at the end of the seventeenth century, it was deconsecrated during the French Revolution before being returned to Catholic worship in 1802. It is now frequently used for classical music concerts. This monument has been classified as a historical monument since 9 July 1909.

Wikipedia: Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Gloriette (FR)

The house known as the house where Malherbe was born is a building located in Caen, in the French department of Calvados, Normandy. Rebuilt on the site of the birthplace of François de Malherbe, it dates from the end of the sixteenth century and is listed as a Historic Monument.

Wikipedia: Maison natale de Malherbe (FR)

The Church of Saint-Sauveur is a Catholic place of worship in the old city center of Caen. Before 1802, this church was called Notre-Dame-de-Froide-Rue. Since 1802, it has been dedicated to the Holy Saviour (Jesus Christ). This monument has been classified as a historical monument since 1889.

Wikipedia: Église Saint-Sauveur de Caen (FR)

The Hôtel de Mondrainville, also known as the Hôtel de la Monnaie, is a private mansion built between 1531 and 1562 in the old city centre of Caen by Étienne Duval de Mondrainville. It was located at 12 rue de la Monnaie, partly destroyed in 1944, it is now at 7 rue Gémare.

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The Post and Telecommunications Museum is a former museum in Caen dedicated to the ancient and recent history of the post office and communication techniques in Lower Normandy.

Wikipedia: Musée de la Poste et des Télécommunications (FR)

The Hôtel de Colomby is a private mansion located in Caen built in the seventeenth century. He has been registered since 13 June 1927.

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The Hotel Lebourguignon-Duperré is a building located in Caen, in the Calvados department, France. It is listed as a Historic Monument.

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Camille Blaisot was a French politician and lawyer.

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The Church of Old Saint-Sauveur is a former place of worship on the Place Saint-Sauveur in the old town center of Caen, France. Before the French Revolution, the church was a parish and was called just Saint-Sauveur Church. It took its current name in 1802 when the Notre-Dame-de-Froide-Rue church, which became the center of the new parish, was renamed Saint-Sauveur Church in Caen. The church has been classified as a historical monument since 29 June 1951.

Wikipedia: Church of Vieux Saint-Sauveur de Caen (EN)

The Hôtel Fouet is a private mansion located on Place Saint-Sauveur in Caen.

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The Maison Charbonnier is a building located in Caen, in the French department of Calvados, France. It is listed as a historical monument.

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The Hôtel du Grand-Cerf is a private mansion located in Caen built in the sixteenth century. It is listed as a historical monument.

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The Hotel Canteil de Condé is a building located in Caen, in the Calvados department, France. It is listed as a historical monument.

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The pavilions at the entrance to Rue Guillaume-le-Conquérant are two buildings located in Caen, France.

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The Church of Saint-Étienne de Caen or Abbey Church of Saint-Étienne de Caen is a Catholic place of worship that stands on the territory of the French commune of Caen, in the department of Calvados, in the Normandy region. Built from the eleventh century by William the Conqueror as the abbey church of the Abbaye aux Hommes, or Abbey of Saint-Étienne, it became a parish church after the French Revolution. It should not be confused with the nearby Saint-Étienne-le-Vieux church.

Wikipedia: Église Saint-Étienne de Caen (FR)

The Church of Saint-Martin de Caen is a former Catholic parish church, now in ruins, located in the city of Caen. The remains of the church have been listed as historical monuments since 25 June 1929.

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The Abbey of Saint-Étienne, also known as Abbaye aux Hommes by contrast with the Abbaye aux Dames, is a former Benedictine monastery in the French city of Caen, Normandy, dedicated to Saint Stephen. It was founded in 1063 by William the Conqueror and is one of the most important Romanesque buildings in Normandy.

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The Nature Initiation Museum is a small museum dedicated to ecology. It is located within the walls of the Abbaye aux Hommes de Caen, in particular in the old bakery.

Wikipedia: Musée d'Initiation à la nature (FR)

The Church of Saint-Ouen in Caen is a Catholic parish church dedicated to Saint Ouen, located in the city of Caen. The church has been listed as a historical monument since 1928.

Wikipedia: Église Saint-Ouen de Caen (FR)

The public mental health establishment of Caen, previously named Le Bon Sauveur, then the Specialized Hospital Center of Caen, is a former convent transformed into a psychiatric hospital from the nineteenth century by the Congregation of the Daughters of the Good Savior founded in the first part of the eighteenth century.

Wikipedia: Centre hospitalier spécialisé du Bon Sauveur (FR)

The Jardin de la Luna Rossa in Caen is a small museum of outsider art set up in a garden on rue Damozanne, not far from the Abbaye aux Hommes, behind the Quartier Lorge.

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The Manoir du Pont-Créon is a former manor house located west of the current city centre of Caen, in the Saint-Ouen district. The building has been listed as a historical monument since June 1, 1927.

Wikipedia: Manoir du Pont-Créon (FR)