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Welcome to Normandy!

The Caen Memorial

Come and discover CAEN, capital of Lower Normandy with its abbeys,  its many churches, its old quarters, the ducal castle of William the Conqueror, the marina, the racecourse...

Also visit the CAEN Memorial, city of contemporary history, a unique place, a journey to the heart of the history of the 20th century through an original and lively scenography, the largest European museum concerning the 2nd World War, the Cold War , the Nobel Peace Prize Gallery…

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Battery Museum
from Merville Franceville Plage

Live the emotion and the daily life of the German soldiers entrenched in this fortress that Marshal ROMMEL wanted to be impregnable, one of the high places of June 06, 1944 and  a realistic immersion in the unleashing of war. "  Hear what you've never seen " with sound and light.

Arromanches

High place of the LANDING BEACHES and symbol of the liberation, travel the coast from Merville  passing by the " Pegasus Bridge_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b-58d_bad" and the Butte Saint-Côme, the orientation table for a breathtaking view of the artificial port. A must see : le  Landing Museum..

Cerza

Our favourite : more than 700 animals for 120 species in a 50 hectare site. A very nice day out with the family with the possibility of eating on site and discovering the park by little train.

Cabourg 

Famous resort on the Côte Fleurie, city of Marcel Proust, you can discover it through its beautiful villas, its large hotel and the casino, but also through its very beautiful golf course.

Deauville-Trouville

World famous with its grand hotels, its casino and its famous planches, discover Deauville on the land side with its racecourses and races. Opportunity to visit the racecourse with the weighing room, the sale of yearlings...

Honfleur

Famous small medieval port, capital of painters and artists with its old streets and its very beautiful wooden church, Sainte Catherine. Honfleur can be discovered on the heights of the Côte de Grâce, through a walk among the many art galleries or even by boat for a very beautiful view of the Normandy bridge.

Festiland

Want to have fun ? An amusement park where the Vikings are also honored through numerous activities and attractions : the Esnambuc tower and its 20m twists and turns, the longship express...

Beauregard Adventure

20 minutes from Merville, discover 8 forest acrobatic courses of increasing difficulty, within the framework of the Château de Beauregard. You can have fun on zip lines, rope bridges, Tarzan's super jump, hanging vines...

The Mont Saint Michel

MONT-SAINT-MICHEL, 8th wonder of the world, in the middle of sands whose appearance is constantly changing. Essential to visit in Normandy, from Merville we recommend a stop at VILLEDIEU LES POELES, city of copper which has kept its old character with its interior courtyards and its maze of medieval stairs.

The City of the Sea

A unique complex dedicated to the deep ocean and its conquest, the oceanographic museum has already delighted more than 2 million visitors. It is there, in the former Transatlantic Maritime Station, a prestigious Art Deco building, that La Cité de la Mer settled down in 2002. You will also marvel at the Redoutable, the most visitable nuclear submarine exhibited in the museum.  

BAYEUX

BAYEUX is undoubtedly one of the prettiest towns in the department, take advantage of the  pedestrian streets and their mansions,  of its shops and_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_the pleasant and dynamic setting of this ancient city of the Middle Ages.

See also, the museum of the Tapestry of Queen Mathilde and the Cathedral.

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