The Tumulus de Colombiers-sur-Seulles is a 60-metre-long Neolithic burial monument. It dates from between 4200 and 4000 BC and is the only surviving example of this type of monument in Lower Normandy.
Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Colombiers-Sur-Seulles can include the Tumulus de Colombiers-sur-Seulles in their travel plans.
Culture
The Église Saint-Vigor was built mainly in the 12th century. Its bell tower has been protected as a historic monument since 14 July 1877. The Petit Pont was built in 1733. At the Château du Baffy, there is a footbridge over the Seulles.
During renovation work in 1996, an 18th-century bread oven was discovered. The Colombiers-sur-Seulles oven was restored with the support of the municipal council. The barns at the rear of the courtyard of the Ferme de la Dîme probably date from the late 17th or early 18th century; the gateway of the Ferme de la Dîme dates from the 18th century.
La Pierre Debout was associated with religious worship and was broken up around 1845. Lace-making had been a widespread source of additional income in Colombiers-sur-Seulles since the Middle Ages. Near the church of Colombiers-sur-Seulles is a public washhouse built in 1864, known as a lavoir. From around 1520, a watermill with two wheels operated on the site in question, powered by the Seulles; it was destroyed in 1875.
In Colombiers-sur-Seulles, stonecutters built houses from white stone quarried at Orival.
Geographical Location
The Château de Creully, the Château de Creullet, the Château de Lantheuil and the Château de Fontaine-Henry are located in the immediate vicinity of Colombiers-sur-Seulles.
Gold Beach is located in the immediate vicinity of Colombiers-sur-Seulles. Juno Beach and Sword Beach are located in the vicinity of Colombiers-sur-Seulles. Plage de Riva Bella is located in the wider regional surroundings of Colombiers-sur-Seulles.
Hiking
The route Sur les pas des Carriers et des meuniers passes the Colombiers-sur-Seulles oven and crosses the Seulles twice.
Other places: Rapilly, Saint-Pierre-Azif, Surrain, Arromanches-Les-Bains, Tournay-Sur-Odon, Longvillers, Saint-Contest, Cahagnes
