Les bois du Val de Laize

Carreau de Livet, the last iron ore mine in Western France, presents wheeled and tracked engines brought to the surface along with a collection of miners' equipment. The visit includes the 'salle des pendus' (miners' cloakroom), the showers, the lamp store, the descent shaft that took miners 650 metres below ground level. A scenographic display entitled 'The subterranean worlds of Calvados' offers visitors a plunge into the centre of the Earth. Geological resources are presented in an educational yet recreational manner before a virtual tour of the mining zones. 15-minute film. Free unaccompanied outdoor tour of mining equipment. Indoor tour from July to September, from 2.30 to 6 pm on Sundays.

The 12th century tour is enhanced on either side by three arcades, two of which are blind. The octagonal stone pyramid spire was built in the early 13th century. Inside the building, the 18th century altarpiece is adorned with a painted canvas representing the martyr St. Lawrence. The building houses 15th and 18th century tombstones, together with 18th century holy water and baptismal fonts.

The church is surmounted by an 18th century belfry with imperial dome. The church houses a limestone holy water font dating - as all other furnishings - from the late 18th century or the early 19th century.

This church was modified in the 18th century following its partial destruction. The frame is made of stone from Quilly. The pointed arch windows were created in the 18th century. The chevet dates from the same period.