The two Abbeys of Caen
The Abbaye aux Dames : another testimony of beauty of the Middle-Ages ! How do you find this building, created in 1060 by the wife of William the Conqueror ? Favoured place of the visitors with its Michel d’Ornano park, it also houses offices of the Regional Council.
However, could you imagine that the grave of its founder, Queen Mathilda (Mathilda of Flanders, Normandy duchess, Queen of England) is still there ?
The Abbaye aux Hommes : it is the second abbey founded by William the Conqueror and his wife, Queen Mathilda. Majestic and well looked after site, it will drive you directly in the Middle-Ages.
It became City Hall in 1963, the building, as Abbaye aux Dames was created as an apology to the Pope for the wedding of William and Mathilda, because they were cousins. It houses the grave of William of Normandy.