Sées: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

The Musée départemental d’art religieux in Sées displays collections of paintings, sculptures, goldsmithery, woodwork and liturgical textiles dating from the Romanesque period to the present day.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Sées can base their search around the Musée départemental d’art religieux and Forêt d'Écouves.

Culture

The Musée départemental d’art religieux houses silver reliquary shrines from the former Saint-Évroult Abbey. With “Hors les murs”, the museum also provides digital access to more than 1,000 works, including 300 three-dimensionally modelled works.

The Basilique de l’Immaculée Conception in Sées was built in 1854 in the Neo-Gothic style. The Palais d’Argentré is a former bishop’s palace and was classified as a historic monument in 1908. The Saint-Martin Abbey in Sées was founded in the 4th century and rebuilt in the 10th, 12th and 18th centuries.

The Cathédrale de Sées is open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., except during services.

Nature

The Cours des Fontaines is a classified site featuring the Maison de l’École de dressage and an 18th-century washhouse. The “Sées, in the footsteps of Mother Nature” route is 3 km long, takes around 1 hour 30 minutes and explores the town’s fauna, flora, water and geology.

Sées is located in the vicinity of Forêt d’Écouves.

Surroundings

The Château de Villiers is a castle in the vicinity of Sées. The Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Almenêches is a historic site in the vicinity of Sées.

The wider region around Sées is home to Château de Lonray, a castle; Château des Ducs in Argentan, a historic site; Butte Chaumont, a hill; and Parc Régional Normandie-Maine, a named park.

Further destinations: Saint-Maurice-Lès-Charencey, Bellême, Champsecret, Mardilly, Torchamp, Fontenai-Sur-Orne, La Lande-de-Goult, Boëcé

To the higher-level travel overview: Orne.