The Best Religious Sites in Normandy

the largest church made out of wood in France, Saint Catherine's Catholic Church is dedicated to Saint Catherine of Alexandria. A wooden scul

Cathedrale Notre-Dame towers over the entire town. First, circle around the exterior, where occasional informational signs on stone or wood b

In repentance for marrying, cousins William the Conqueror and Mathilda of Flanders ordered Abbaye aux Dames built along with its neighbor, Ab

In the center of the Place du Vieux Marché, the site of Joan of Ark's pyre, is Eglise Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc. This is a large, modern structure,

Trinity Abbey (Abbey de la Trinite) is best known as the first producer of Bénédictine, an herbal liqueur. Founded in the 11th century by the

At Chapel Notre-Dame-du-Salut, spend a moment of quiet reflection on those sailors, fishermen, and other ocean-goers lost at sea. Hike or dri

Considered one of the best examples of the flamboyant style of Gothic architecture in France, St. Maclou's Church was built during the transi

Cathedrale Notre Dame de Evreux is one of the largest and finest cathedrals in France.The first cathedral was built in 1076, but destroyed in

Cathedrale Saint-Pierre de Lisieux is a rare monument which survived the 1944 allied bombardment. Even though the cathedral has been around s