MTB Track - Country getaway in the Terres de Nacre

The barns in which the tithes - the tax levied on farm produce - were stored, are located around the manor house. The tithe barn probably used to be fortified as evidenced by the buttresses that can still be seen on the exterior wall of the buildings.

The three-bay nave and the choir were built in the 11th and 12th centuries. Lancet windows were added in the 14th century. Romanesque door flanked by columns adorned with capitals and a fret-pattern arch. Side walls displaying herringbone masonry. High altar topped with a baroque altarpiece from the 17th century.

A wood and limestone water well dating from the 19th century. The town had no less than 50 water wells before 1950. Now they are mostly situated on private properties.

12th and 14th century church thaht had some architectural changes. The capitals surrounding the gate of the porch-tower date back to the 12th century. The bell tower was fortified in the 14th century. Machicolations were opened to fight back the English. Inside, a 15th century bossed keystone depicting the Pietà adorns the choir above the high altar.

Description of the measures put in place for the protection of visitors -disinfection of the premises several times a day -hydroalcoholic gel available -Wearing a mask is recommended for visitors and mandatory for staff -Restricted visiting groups A Renaissance residence that has always been handed down by inheritance. The ground floor rooms house a collection of antique furniture and paintings. 13th and 16th century seigniorial chapel. One of the particularities of this castle are its very high roofs and its richly sculpted façade. About thirty old games and a human-sized labyrinth are available to the public in the park. The interiors can only be visited on a guided tour. Duration of the guided tour of the interiors: approx. 45 minutes. Tour texts available in English, German, Spanish, Russian and Dutch.

It is in this Canadian military cemetery in Bény-sur-Mer Reviers that the 335 soldiers of the 3rd Canadian Division who landed on June 6, 1944 in the Juno Beach area and were engaged in the fighting lie. Most of these buried soldiers were killed in June and early July 1944 during the Battle of Caen and on D-Day in the terrible clashes on the beach. Canadian prisoners of war executed by the SS-Panzer Hitlerjugend at Ardenne Abbey are also buried in this cemetery. Of the 2,049 graves, there are also 1694 Canadian soldiers and 15 airmen who fell in the fighting from the advance inland, as well as one airman, three British soldiers and one French soldier.

The Church of the Assumption, or Church of Our Lady, is a Catholic church. The Romanesque bell tower has been classified as a historic monument since 17 August 1885. It is believed to date from the early 12th century. The arrow is a reconstruction from 1725. The rest of the building was rebuilt, for the most part, in the 19th century, in the Romanesque Revival style.

The church originally belonged to the Abbey of Saint Wandrille, which was home to Benedictine monks. Typical Romanesque bell tower and porch dating back to the 12th century. The choir contains a precious wooden statue of Christ from the 13th century. The bell tower, destroyed by the bombings on 6th June 1944, was rebuilt two metres shorter than what it used to be.