Orbec. Downtown. Set including a dwelling house of 6 pp including fitted and equipped kitchen, living room, living room with fireplace-insert, wc on the 1st floor: landing serving 2 large rooms with tidying up, bathroom with toilet in the 2nd attic: landing room and 2 bedrooms. Adjoining outbuildings including large cellar and laundry room, pantry. Double garage with attic. Another outbuilding with attic and access to the old wash house. On a plot of 590 sqm closed with electric gate. Fees charged to seller Commercial agent Charming little town of Calvados, in the Normandy region, Orbec takes place on the banks of the Orbiquet, about eighty kilometers from the city of William the Conqueror, Caen. Jewel of the Pays d'Auge, it is located not far from Cernay, La Chapelle-Gauthier and Saint-Germain-la-Campagne, about twenty kilometers from Lisieux and its basilica. Old, the town of Orbec is today one of the most popular tourist sites in Calvados, in particular thanks to its traditional architecture which can be found throughout the center thanks to the numerous half-timbered houses. no attraction. Its proximity to some of the most beautiful towns in the region and its unspoiled countryside also make it a popular holiday resort for people wishing to soak up all the beauty of Normandy. Dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, the Church of Our Lady of Orbec was completely rebuilt after the Hundred Years War. Dominated by an English-style defensive tower with angled buttresses, it also reveals a steeple over forty meters high. Inside, visitors are pleased to discover an organ case, 16th century stained glass windows, as well as a very beautiful statuette representing Christ. The building is now the subject of an inscription in the Historic Monuments. After admiring the town's half-timbered houses, you can explore the manor listed as a Historic Monument and now converted into a museum. This 16th century building with its half-timbered walls and facades with sculpted figures now presents collections dedicated to popular arts and traditions as well as to local history. While strolling through the small Norman town, let yourself be seduced by the former Augustinian convent listed as a Historic Monument and transformed into a cultural center, the former hospice and its 15th century chapel listed as Historic Monuments, or even the Croisy hotel. Built in the 15th century, this historic monument unveils a magnificent garden which inspired the famous French composer, Claude Debussy, his Garden in the Rain. There are also several marked hiking trails around the city to practice on foot, by bike or on horseback. To receive more information about this property and to be put in touch directly with our local agent, Déborah Dutot, please fill in the form below.