Ouilly-Le-Tesson: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Ouilly-le-Tesson lies on the southern slope of the Laizon Valley. Those who choose Ouilly-le-Tesson for their stay may wish to rent a holiday apartment.

Culture

The Château d'Assy was built in 1788 by the architect Gondois and incorporates a former manor house dating from the 16th century. The Ancien manoir features construction phases from the 14th, 15th and 18th centuries. Château d'Assy is a château in the vicinity of Ouilly-le-Tesson.

Two inhabited towers of the entrance building of the Ancien manoir were classified as historic monuments in 1927. A five-bay building with buttresses belonging to the Ancien manoir was classified as a historic monument in 1928.

The Église Saint-Aubin also preserves remarkable individual works: it contains a processional banner entitled “Saint Aubin et Assomption”, as well as a painted, polychrome and gilded limestone statue of the Virgin and Child and a painting entitled “Christ en croix”. Ouilly-le-Tesson is also home to a Neolithic polissoir.

Landscape

Along the Laizon, the remains of mills and mill races bear witness to former economic activity in the craft of cloth and lace production.

Paths

The Chemin Hausse du duc Guillaume is a Roman road from Vieux to Jort. At Assy in Ouilly-le-Tesson, it crosses the Laizon via a ford. La Diabolique is a 12.1 km circular trail starting in Ouilly-le-Tesson.

Surroundings

Château d'Outrelaize, a château, is located in the vicinity of Ouilly-le-Tesson. Château de Falaise, also a château, is likewise in the vicinity. The Abbaye de Villers-Canivet is a historic site in the vicinity of Ouilly-le-Tesson.

In the wider region around Ouilly-le-Tesson are Mont d'Ancre and Mont Pinçon, both mountains. The Jardin des plantes de Caen is a garden in the wider region around Ouilly-le-Tesson.

Other places: Canton of Saint-Sever-Calvados, Thiéville, Manerbe, Saint-Laurent-Du-Mont, Bonneville-Sur-Touques, Le Torquesne, Cottun, Fontenay Le Pesnel.

To the overview of higher-level travel destinations: Calvados.