Bayeux cathedral (12km from Crépon):
The Notre-Dame de Bayeux cathedral is a Gothic style cathedral, located in Bayeux in Calvados, which is the seat of the diocese of Bayeux and Lisieux corresponding to this department. It is one of the masterpieces of Norman Romanesque and Gothic architecture. Located at the alleged location of the Gallo-Roman city forum in Augustodurum and replacing a Merovingian period building, the current cathedral was devoted on July 14, 1077. It is part of a remarkably preserved episcopal set. It was for her that the famous Bayeux tapestry was made. It has been the subject of a classification as historic monuments since 1862.
Visitandines monastery of Caen (25km from crepon):
The Visitandines monastery of Caen is a monastery founded by the order of the Visitation in Caen at the beginning of the 19th century. He replaces the old convent of the Visitation of Caen dispersed during the Revolution. The chapel of the monastery has been registered as a historic monuments since November 19, 2002.
Dames abbey in Caen (27km from Crépon):
Overlooking the city of Caen, the Romanesque abbey of the ladies' abbey still houses in his choir the tomb of its famous founder, Mathilde de Flandre, Duchess of Normandy, Queen of England and wife of Guillaume the Conqueror. From the 11th century crypt to the 18th century convent, the ladies' abbey is one of the jewels of the Norman heritage. Through the guided tour, you will discover the 950 years of history of this abbey and its illustrious ladies!
Abbey to men in Caen (23km from Crépon):
Founded in 1063 by Guillaume the Conqueror, the Benedictine abbey of St Etienne de Caen was devoted in 1077. The monastic buildings of the 18th century, housing the cloister, the paneled rooms adorned with paintings and the room of the guards, are today the seat of the town hall. The abbey shelters the tomb of Guillaume.
Juaye Mondaye abbey (23km from Crépon):
Saint-Martin de Mondaye is an abbey of the Order of Prémontrés, located in France in Juaye Mondaye, built in the Bessin countryside, nine kilometers south of Bayeux. Founded in 1200, it is the only canonical abbey of the order of premontracts still active in Normandy, and includes more than forty brothers, of all generations, divided between Mondaye and its two priories, in Conques and Tarbes.
