Normandy Section
Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte fortress and abbey in Cotentin
Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, a historical medieval town of Cotentin nestled around its Benedictine abbey and the remains of its once mighty fortress
Portbail, seaside resort on Côte des Isles
Portbail, a renowned seaside resort of Normandy and historical village that boasts the vestiges of the oldest Christian baptistery in Northern France
La Batterie du Roc in Granville – Atlantic Wall
La Batterie du Roc is on Pointe du Roc in Granville and was part of the Atlantic Wall, the defense system the Germans built along Europe’s western littoral
The Cotentin Windmill in Fierville-les-Mines
The Cotentin Windmill in Fierville-les-Mines is the only public windmill that operates in the Cotentin region and one of the few to operate in France.
Lessay Abbey, a jewel of Norman Romanesque architecture
The influential Lessay Abbey was built by one of William the Conqueror’s brothers-in-arms and is considered a jewel of Norman Romanesque architecture
Saint-Gerbold Hermitage in Gratot
Saint-Gerbold Hermitage was founded by the Argouges, Lords of Gratot, and is dedicated to a Norman holy man who became bishop of Bayeux in the 7th century
Chateau de Gratot near Coutances
Chateau de Gratot, a spectacular medieval castle located near Coutances in Normandy, is steadily restored to its original state
Chateau de Bricquebec, a Viking fortress
Chateau de Bricquebec, a Viking fortress and its imposing polygonal dungeon high perched on its feudal mound, one of Normandy’s major medieval strongholds
Chateau de Pirou, one of the oldest Norman castles
Chateau de Pirou, one of the oldest castles in Normandy and a superb illustration of medieval military architecture, a spectacular and impregnable fortress that once defended the marshy coastline
Wilhelm Lubrich – Story of a Polish soldier of the Second World War
This is the story of Wilhelm Lubrich, a Pole from Silesia, who was forced to fight in the German army during WWII and died in Normandy
Christian Dior, a famous inhabitant of Granville
Eugene Boudin, the painter of Normandy beaches
Maison de Monet and gardens in Giverny
