GRP 5 Sur la trace des fondeurs de cloches - De Hambye à Villedieu-les-Poêles

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Presentation Taste the freedom of roaming on the long-distance hiking trail. This hike introduces you to the Art Campanaire, the Dinandiers and one of the first commanderies of the Order of the Hospitallers. Monuments and remarkable sites mark out this route. Remarkable points on the circuit 14- Mount Robin: In the heart of the bocage, from valley to valley, hedges delimit the fields and shape this typical Normandy landscape. These hedges are particularly welcoming biotopes for a very rich fauna and flora. 15- The church of Notre-Dame des Marais in Gouvets: It was built at the bottom of the valley in the XIIth century, a legend says that a mason threw a stone saying "where you fall, we'll build the church". The building was built near the river, at the place where the stone fell. 16- The belvedere of Saint Vigor des Monts : Belvedere with orientation tables offering a view of the Norman Bocage. Communal bakery, can be visited. A bread festival takes place there every year in May. 17- Le château de la Roche Tesson de la commune de La Colombe: Site of the former castle of La Roche Tesson destroyed during the Hundred Years War (1427) by the Duke of Gloucester.

From the tourism feed, updated 28 Oct 2025 by Manche Tourisme - Pôle Dév. Produits. Rules can differ by commune, so check the signs on site.