Tourist Attractions & Monuments Normandy

This leisurely walk is the most attractive walk on foot or in mountain biking. Along the water, you are looking for a pretty good road, discovering the picturesque hamlets of Du and Sylvains-les-Moulins. But by the way, do you know where the name'Coulonges'comes from? In the past, Roman settlers used the hydraulic force to run their mills. Aware of the potential of the Iton River, they settled in the region. «Coulonges» actually comes from the word «coloniae», a land inhabited by Roman settlers.

Tariff: free.

Distance: 7,5 km.

Duration: 2 h walk, 1 h by bicycle.

Difficulty: .

If you live Verneuil-sur-Avre or its surroundings, it is worth which devote to two hours of your time to a thorough visit of the old town. By spending you carefully, you will discover the richness of its historic and architectural heritage. The loop begins place from the Madeleine, which face the church and the tower of the same name. Then, your steps take you to the birthplace of Arthus Fillon, patron of the tower. You then go to the tower Grey admiring on the way the half-timbered houses of rue du Canon. The Saint-Laurent church, the Notre-Dame church and the Benedictine abbey Saint-Nicolas constitute the next stages of your tour, before joining your starting point via rue Notre-Dame and rue du Pont; notice on the way beautiful mansions.

Price: free.

Duration: 1:45.

Problem: easy.