Discover the City of Saint-Lô

Saint-Lô is proud of its roots, which go back to the Vikings and Bishop Lô, resolutely looking to tomorrow, while putting in value a historical tradition which can often surprise you.

The city walls  On a natural schist outcrop, carved by the valleys of the Torteron, the Dollée, and the Vire, the castle could control the river traffic as well as the strategic junction of a number of roads.  The “Fine Lookout” Tower, or Tour des Beaux Regards, overlooks the steepest of the escarpments, and enjoys a wonderful panoramic view over the Vire and the surrounding area.  The “Powder-magazine' Tower, or ‘La Poudrière', is the only surviving fragment of the citadel, with the stump of the massively thick town walls that protected the Neufbourg quarter embedded in one side.

visit of monuments of st lô  The Madeleine Memorial  The Blanchet Mausoleum  The Abbey Church of Saint Croix  The Prison Gate ( only the entrance gate to the prison survives, today a monument to the Résistance and the victims of Nazism).

Itinéraire de la libération of st lô  The June 6 roundabout  The German Underground Hospital  The wall of execution

Hutrel village,last places to recall the exodus of the inhabitan  This little village is full of sad memories – one of the last places still intact to recall the exodus of the inhabitants of Saint Lô fleeing the bombardments of June 44. Thousands came to spend anything from a few hours to several days here and many can remember the solidarity and helping hands that were extended to them by the people of the village. Every year, on Ascension Thursday, a mass is celebrated before the statue of the Virgin in memory of those dark days.

Stud-farm built under napoleon the first  Under Napoleon the first was opened in Saint-Lô in 1806: of 20 national Stallions stations Saint-Lô remains the most important measured by the number of thoroughbreds raised here.  There are over 65 stallions today, specialising in the Norman Cob and the French Selle.  fares : adult 4.50€ - 12 to 16 years 2.50€ - - 12 years free / for groups, contact us at 02.33.77.60.35 or 02.33.55.29.09  between the last thursday of july to the first thursday of september, show with carriages at 3 p-m, each thursday of august; rate : 4€

The normandy bocage museum - the boisjugan farm  Since 1989 these huge 17th and 19th century stone farm buildings have housed the Normandy Bocage Museum: the great rectangular farmyard, typical of the Saint-Lô area, is framed by the farmhouse, cider press, stables, barn, bakery, garden and pond.  An important collection of over 2300 farming tools and products of Norman craftsmanship displayed in four rooms retraces traditional life in the ‘bocage´.  contact 02.33.56.26.98

A day along the vire river in st lô  Today instead of the bargees horses, it is hikers and walkers who ply the restored canal banks, along the old tow-path which starts out from the foot of the ramparts and leads to many a manor tucked away in the lush countryside. A succession of lock gates, lock-keepers´ cottages, fishponds and weirs greet the eye between Pont Farcy and Carentan, a path that follows the meanders of the Vire and the Vire-Taute canal over 66km, 50km of which have been restored.  The villages along the way can provide food and drink, accommodation and entertainment.  Riverbank picnic areas allow the visitor to take a comfortable break along the way: just follow the wooden signposts and granite markers which indicate the directions and distances between villages and sites.