Abbaye aux Dames
Abbaye aux Dames

Abbaye aux Dames

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Place Reine Mathilde, Caen, Normandy, 14000

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Även om webbplatsen är öppen för allmänheten är den endast öppen för besökare två gånger om dagen med guidad tur, kl. 14.30 och 16.00. Bokningar är obligatoriska, så det är bäst att anmäla sig till en turné i förväg. Klostret är stängt på juldagen, nyårsdagen och den 1 maj (arbetsdagen i Frankrike).

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Things to Know Before You Go

  • Abbaye aux Dames is an ideal spot for history and architecture lovers.
  • The abbey is wheelchair accessible.
  • Reservations are mandatory, so it's best to sign up for a tour in advance.
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How to Get There

Abbaye aux Dames is located on Place Reine Mathilde in Caen. The complex is less than 1 mile (1 kilometer) east of the Caen Castle (Château de Caen). This part of Caen is easy and enjoyable to walk around. A public bike-sharing service station is just outside the abbey.

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When to Get There

The attraction is open to the public, however, only twice a day by guided tour, at 2:30pm and 4pm with prior arrangements made. Peak season for Caen, as well as the entire region of Normandy, is during the summer months. June especially sees many travelers who come to commemorate the anniversary of the D-Day landings.

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Abbaye aux Hommes

Founded by William the Conqueror, this former Benedictine monastery—and counterpart to Abbaye aux Dames—is one of the most important Romanesque buildings in Normandy. Also known as Abbey of Saint-Étienne, the Abbaye aux Hommes (Men’s Abbey) is now City Hall (Hôtel de Ville). Visit the cloister and next-door Église St-Étienne (St Stephen’s Church)u2060—with its famous Romanesque nave, Gothic choir, and William the Conqueror’s tomb.

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