Colombières: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The Château de Colombières is a listed historic monument and is considered one of the most remarkable military fortresses in Lower Normandy from the feudal era.

Those choosing Colombières as a travel destination will want to find or rent a holiday apartment there.

Culture and History

The Église Saint-Pierre de Colombières is located in the heart of the village. Its oldest surviving parts date from the 13th century; inside, it houses a copy of Giorgio Vasari’s “Annunciation” created in 1870.

At the Lavoir de Colombières, an engraved date of 1834 indicates repair work. In the Atlas of the Arrondissement of Bayeux from 1878, the washhouse already appeared as a simple circle under the name “fontaine St-Pierre”.

The Château de Colombières offers guided tours for individual visitors and groups. It also offers a discovery trail for schoolchildren.

The Ferme du Clos Montfort was listed as a historic monument by decree of 8 April 2011; the protection includes, among other things, the bread oven, the walled garden, the orchard and the water basin. The dwelling, garden walls, orchard, stables, henhouse and barn date from the 18th century. The Ferme was built using rammed-earth construction and is arranged around a quadrangular courtyard between the dwelling and the garden.

Surroundings

In the vicinity of Colombières are the Château de Beaumont-le-Richard as a château, Omaha Beach as a beach, the Abbaye Saint-Vigor de Cerisy as a historic site and the Église Saint-Nicolas de Villiers-sur-Port as a historic site.

Nature and Geography

In the wider regional surroundings of Colombières are the Château de Balleroy as a château, Utah Beach as a beach, as well as Île de Terre and Île du Large as islands.

Saint-Pierre-Sur-Dives, Branville, Condé-Sur-Noireau, Vassy, Saint-Julien-De-Mailloc, Grandcamp-Maisy, Colleville-Sur-Mer, Villerville

To the higher-level travel overview: Calvados.