Well worth a visit although once you climb up and walk inside there are wide open spaces. Several museums, churches and buildings from William the Conquerors time including the ruins of his chateau. There is a large museum there but we didn't have time to visit it. More

From the outside, this is an impressive medieval castle, which sits in the middle of down town Caen and can be seen from far away. When you enter, you will realise just how big this is - you will do a lot of walking. Unfortunately, apart from the battlements, it will start to feel a bit empty. Many of the... More

The Chateau dominates the centre of Caen, the trams and buses run past and round the Chateau so it is easy to access from throughout Caen. The walk up the hill on which the Chateau stands is grassed and there is a Car Park under this area so easy if you have a car to park. We had a picnic... More

I was confused by reviews I had read. The castle was built by William the Conqueror and it now has the Normandie museum and beaux arts inside it. Free to roam around. Good fun to walk the walls. The castle is bewteen the mens and women's abbeys. More

We happened upon Le Chateau Ducal driving from Honfleur through the Normandy Region on our way to St. Lo. You can walk in the footsteps of William the Conquerer who built the Chateau in 1060 to house his residential palace, which became one of the largest fortified residences in Europe. It was damaged heavily in 1944 during WWII and has... More