Discover Château d'Audrieu, a historic monument in Calvados, near Bayeux and the D-Day beaches. Behind its elegant 18th-century architecture, this place vibrates with the echoes of a thousand lives and a thousand battles. Its history begins in the 11th century with the de Percy family: Guillaume de Percy, William the Conqueror's cook, opened the first chapters of this fascinating epic and of a long culinary tradition that we perpetuate today.
In 1593, the seigneury passed to the de Séran family, ennobled by Louis XIII and marked by war and salon figures. During the Restoration, their coat of arms merged with that of the Percy family, proudly adorning the château's pediment.
During the Second World War, the château withstood Allied and German assaults, holding out in the heart of "No Man's Land".
Today, 25 hectares of parkland, bordered by natural ponds, invite you to take a stroll.
Donkeys, Nono & Zoé, gently guard the grounds, while frogs croak happily.
The gardens, redesigned by Louis Benech in 1985, are home to a kitchen garden where Alain Scelles cultivates rare treasures of aromatic herbs and edible flowers.
Inside, the Château feels like a family home, with its cosy library, gourmet restaurant, historic salons and period furniture.
Within its walls, time takes pride in passing peacefully, as if not to disturb the soul of this exceptional heritage.
It's an invitation to suspend the minutes during a stay with family or friends.
