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81 castles from the Middle Ages in Calvados

81 châteaux listed · verified entries first, then the most visited; alphabetical index at the bottom of the page

Of the 297 castles we list in Calvados, these 81 have a building campaign from this period, according to the French Ministry of Culture's records.

We record 81 castles, manor houses and strongholds from the Middle Ages, spread across 76 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Castle of Saint-Germain-de-Livet (open to visitors), Castle of Creully (a listed historic monument), Manoir de la Luzerne (you can stay the night), Château Ganne (Ganne Castle) (on the historic monuments register) and Manoir (121 reviews).

6 of them receive visitors, according to their official website or their business listing. We have checked the opening hours of 5 and the prices of 5 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 31 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Middle Ages, with 81 buildings. Each entry says what we could verify and what still needs confirming: enough to plan a day that holds together.

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