Things to do in Caen
Around Caen, Notrebellefrance lists 12 tourist sites within 25 km, including 6 museums and 2 castles. Not to be missed: Musée de Normandie, Château de Caen and Le Mémorial de Caen.
Musée de Normandie
The Musée de Normandie is a municipal museum of the city of Caen, in the Calvados département, region of Basse-Normandie.
Château de Caen
Founded in the eleventh century by William the Conqueror, Caen castle has known many vicissitudes during its very long history.
Le Mémorial de Caen
Visit the Caen Memorial, the first museum devoted to the history of the twentieth century.
Festyland
Musée et sites archéologiques de Vieux-la-Romaine
A cultural building, of original museographic design, entirely devoted to history.
Mémorial Pegasus
At dawn on 6 June 1944, the first Allied liberators landed at Ranville – Bénouville.
Centre Juno Beach
A place of remembrance in homage to Canadians and a cultural centre, the Juno Beach Centre, which opened its doors at Courseulles-sur-Mer on 6 June 2003, presents the civil and military war effort of the whole population of Canada and different faces of contemporary Canadian society.
Méandre de Hom
The Hom loop, near Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom, is one of the emblematic sites of Suisse Normande: the Orne describes there a wide meander enclosed between rocky cliffs and green meadows, forming a peninsula called the Hom.
Château de Canon et ses jardins
The château de Canon is a château in the commune of Mézidon-Canon, in the French Calvados département, in Normandy.
Beuvron-en-Auge
A little jewel of Norman architecture, dominated by half-timbering, Beuvron-en-Auge is classified as a "most beautiful village of France".
Arromanches 360
Overlooking the Arromanches site, the circular cinema "Arromanches 360°" projects on 9 screens the film "The Price of Freedom".
Abbaye aux Hommes
A Romanesque abbey founded around 1060 by William the Conqueror, whose twin-towered church of Saint-Étienne dominates the centre of Caen.