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Caen is the capital of the Basse-Normandie region and Calvados département of northern France. Population 115,000.

Contents 1 Understand 2 Get in 2.1 by car 2.2 by train 2.3 En ferry 3 Get around 4 See 5 Do 6 Buy 7 Eat 8 Drink 9 Sleep 10 Get out

Understand

Caen is a college city, very active. In summer, tourists (mainly British and German) gather in Normandy for WWII remains and the Memorial for peace. Caen is a modern city, 80% leveled in 1944 and rebuilt in the 50s and 60s. However, some old buildings remain, especially churches.

Get in

by car

• from Paris, by A13 motorway (2 hours).
• from Cherbourg by N13.
• from Rouen, by A13 or N175.
• from Rennes by A84.
• from Tours and Le Mans, by N138, via N158 at Sées.

by train

• trains leave every 2 hours from Saint-Lazare station in Paris to Caen and Cherbourg. 2 hours long, 25 €.

En ferry

Ferries cross the Channel from Portsmouth (UK) to Ouistreham, 15 km north of Caen.

Get around

bus verts will get you around Normandy pretty easily. Within Caen and its close suburbs, use the bus and tramway network, called twisto.

See

• Memorial for peace: a modern museum focusing on second world war and the Cold War: http://www.memorial.fr
• L'abbaye aux Hommes (Men's abbey) and l'abbaye aux Dames (women's abbey), wonderful example of romanic architecture
• Fine arts museum
• Museum of Normandy, within the Castle
• Caen Castle / Château ducal de Caen - William the Conqueror's castle, one of the largest medieval castles in Europe
• Saint-Pierre church
• Saint-Nicolas church and cemetery
• Escoville mansion
• Saint-Jean church
• Vaugueux district
• rue Froide and Saint-Sauveur church
• Caen is 10 km away from the D-Day beaches

Do

Buy

Eat

Drink

Sleep

Get out

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