Abbaye aux Dames

Abbaye aux Dames is a monastery in Caen, Calvados, Normandy. Abbaye aux Dames is situated nearby to the park Parc Michel d’Ornano, as well as near the monastery Abbey of Sainte-Trinité.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parc Michel d’Ornano and Abbey of Sainte-Trinité.

Parc Michel d’Ornano

Park

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Parc Michel d’Ornano is a park.

Abbey of Sainte-Trinité

Monastery

Photo: Louis Boudan, Public domain.

The Abbey of Sainte-Trinité, better known as the Abbaye aux Dames, is a former Benedictine nunnery in Caen, Normandy. It was the home of the now the Regional Council of Lower Normandy and is now home to the Regional Council of Normandy. Abbey of Sainte-Trinité is situated 210 metres southwest of Abbaye aux Dames.

Manoir de Vaubenard

Manor estate

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Manoir de Vaubenard is a manor estate, which is situated 320 metres east of Abbaye aux Dames.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vaugueux and Vaucelles.

Vaugueux

Neighborhood

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Vaugueux is a neighborhood.

Vaucelles

Quarter

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Vaucelles is a quarter.

Hérouville-Saint-Clair

Town

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Hérouville-Saint-Clair is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It is a suburb of the city of Caen, and lies adjacent to it in a northeasterly direction, along the west side of the Canal de Caen à la Mer.

Abbaye aux Dames

Type: Monastery
Categories: historic site and religion
Location: Caen, Arrondissement of Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France, Europe
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Latitude

49.18756° or 49° 11′ 15″ north

Longitude

-0.34965° or 0° 20′ 59″ west

Open location code

8CXX5MQ2+24

OpenStreetMap ID

way 24712828

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monastery

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