Entre Sienne et Hambyotte

On the trail of the Paynel or Paisnel lords, a powerful Norman feudal family who ruled Hambye until the 15th century. Then, by chance of transmission, the title of Hambye is found in those of the princes of Monaco... A beautiful walk in the heart of the bocage, where water is omnipresent. A circuit punctuated with small heritage and stream jumps ... before arriving at the jewel of Hambye Abbey. Allow some time to visit it before returning to the town of Hambye
Departure : Hambye, Place Jeanne Paisnel, on the D58

Remarkable points on the stroll :
1 - Start at Jeanne Paisnel Place, Lady of Hambye (1402-1447), wife of Louis d'Estouteville hero of Mont-Saint-Michel. She offered the castle of Tourville to the Ravalets.

2 - The Yvée Hotel has beautiful buildings built between the 15th and 19th centuries around Hambye, witnesses of the wealth of the region over the centuries.

3 - The magnificent natural site of Mauny and its old quarries.

4 - The Mauny Mill is an opportunity to evoke the many mills and factories set up for the manufacture of paper throughout the Sienna Valley in the 19th century.

5 - Beautiful church of La Haye Comtesse and its beautiful panorama, before joining the beautiful natural site of the Hambyotte valley.

6 - Hambye Abbey was founded in the 12th century by Guillaume Paisnel, Lord of Hambye. The magnificent abbey is sober and elegant, following the precepts of rigour and austerity of the Benedictine order, which disappeared here in the 18th century. Today, in addition to the beauty of the architecture, the visit allows you to discover antique furniture, tapestries, typical painted canvases...

Remarkable points in the vicinity :
In Hambye :
Remains of the Paynel's castle: remains of the enclosure, of the square keep and of a circular tower.
Parish church from the 15th century, rebuilt in the 19th century: portal of the former church, square bell tower topped by a dome, old statues, high altar at the end of the 17th century and a vast painted altarpiece.
Chapel of Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur dating from the 19th century, in the cemetery.

Andouillerie de la Vallée de Sienne, Gavray, to discover the making of the andouille de Vire in the purest tradition, with its manual assembly and its authentic smokehouses.

The site of the Ducal Castle, Gavray, site of an old imposing medieval fortress located at the top of a hill with steep sides. Panorama which dominates the valleys of the Sienne and the Bérence.

The district of La Planche, Gavray, whose name refers to the numerous wooden bridges over the Bérence to go from Gavray bourg to Gavray village.