In Quetteville, the ZNIEFF Ancien tunnel ferroviaire de Quetteville encompasses the village itself. It is home to almost 300 hibernating bats from nine species.
Those who have chosen Quetteville as their destination may want to rent a holiday apartment there.
Nature
The entrances to the Quetteville tunnel are sealed off by large gates overgrown with vegetation.
The Sentier des Seigneurs runs between the bocage landscapes of the Morelle Valley and a grassy agricultural plain.
History
The Quetteville tunnel was built in 1860.
On 18 August 1944, the Quetteville tunnel was bombed by the Allies and rebuilt after the liberation.
The Quetteville tunnel is located on the railway branch line to Honfleur and Pont-l’Évêque.
Culture
The church has an altar with a retable depicting the martyrdom of Saint Lawrence.
The Église Saint-Laurent de Quetteville was built in the 11th century with the aim of Christianising the Vikings who had been settled in the region for more than a century.
The Église de Quetteville overlooks a small valley and faces the cemetery; the cemetery is located on the slope.
Trails
The Sentier de la vallée de la Morelle begins in Quetteville.
The Sentier de la vallée de la Morelle leads on foot through the Morelle Valley and takes approximately three hours.
The Sentier des Seigneurs can also be walked.
The Sentier des Seigneurs is a 10 km Circuit Qualité Calvados in Quetteville.
Other destinations in the wider area: Lisieux, Villers-Sur-Mer, Montfiquet, Saint-Germain-La-Blanche-Herbe, Le Gast, Meuvaines, Basseneville, Villy-lez-Falaise.
