The Château de Vascœuil – Maison Michelet was inaugurated in 1970 as a Centre d’Art et d’Histoire and bears the Maisons des Illustres designation.
Those who choose Vascœuil as a holiday destination may wish to rent a holiday apartment.
Culture
The 17th-century Colombier at the Château de Vascœuil still has its original wooden framework and a revolving staircase.
The Musée Jules Michelet is located in an 18th-century outbuilding and is dedicated to the historian Jules Michelet.
Jules Michelet’s study has been faithfully reconstructed at the top of the château tower.
The Parc de Sculptures at the Château de Vascœuil is an open-air gallery with around fifty original works in bronze, marble, ceramics and mosaic on permanent display.
The visit to the park and gardens of the Château de Vascœuil takes place as part of a tour of the entire estate, including the Musée Michelet, the Colombier and the château with its current exhibition.
The La Cascade restaurant and tea salon at the Château de Vascœuil welcome groups for lunch by reservation and offer a Norman brunch, a Norman “Goût-thé” formula or a refreshment break on the terrace beside the water staircase.
Nature
The Château de Vascœuil estate includes a formal French garden designed in 1774.
The English landscape park of the Château de Vascœuil features river meanders and cascades, as well as an oak tree several centuries old.
The Vascœuil area offers a wide selection of signposted hiking trails maintained by the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre: PR, GR and GRP. These trails can be used alone, in groups or with a guide or accompanying person.
An equestrian gîte offers rides in the countryside with selected Icelandic horses trained for this activity; the rides are accompanied.
More local pages: Montaure, Fleury Sur Andelle, Saint-Pierre-Du-Vauvray, Villettes, Émalleville, Harcourt, Beuzeville, La Haye-Du-Theil.
