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178 castles from the Renaissance in Calvados

178 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 178 have a building campaign from this period, according to the French Ministry of Culture's records.

We record 178 castles, manor houses and strongholds from the Renaissance, spread across 135 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Château de Boutemont (Boutemont Castle) (open to visitors), Castle of Saint-Germain-de-Livet (a listed historic monument), Château de Le Mesnil-Germain (free entry), Castle of Creully (841 reviews) and Château du Breuil-en-Auge (on the historic monuments register).

14 of them receive visitors, according to their official website or their business listing. We have checked the opening hours of 12 and the prices of 10 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 47 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Renaissance, with 178 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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