Walking Tour of Caen Special Millennium

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1

  Once the group is complete, we will take a time to take stock in 1025. This year, Caen celebrates its millennium.. But what does 1025 mean? What did Caen look like in 1025? During the 11th century, an essential figure in the history of France and England chose Caen as its capital. He is the founder of the abbey we are going to visit. We will also take a time to mention the "sister" building, the Abbey of the Ladies.

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• 2

  After discovering the old town and its timber-framed buildings, we will head to a church whose non-verticality may surprise a little... We will talk about the very special history that the city has with water, and this to this day.

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• 3

  Returning to the old town centre, we will make a stop in front of the Hotel d'Escoville, emblematic monument of the Renaissance, and which adjoins the current Tourist Office (possible stop for souvenir purchases)

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 4

  Opposite the Hotel d'Escoville is one of the most beautiful churches in the city, whose rich history can be read in stone, with different phases of construction and reconstruction. Presentation of the building, then free walk. We will then pass through the Vaugueux district, which retains its picturesque charm

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• 5

  We arrive at the castle of Caen, largely developed in the 11th century and very recently renovated for the opening of the millennium Group presentation of the different parts of the fortified enclosure, then free walk around the walls (possibility to visit the Normandy Museum or the Museum of Fine Arts, not included in the tour)

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• (Pass by)

  Passage in front of the University completely rebuilt following the bombings of the Second World War. The statue in the courtyard represents a phoenix, symbol of the resurrection of the city

  Admission ticket free
• 6

  Small detour through the garden of plants and its tropical greenhouses

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• 7

  Return to our starting point, passing through the ditches Saint Julien, which keep track of the fortified city walls, then by the Place Saint Sauveur, whose current buildings were built by wealthy merchants of the eighteenth century

  45 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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