You like to discover different universes, are fond of museums and looking for tips ? Look no further, we have the Côte Fleurie Heritage Pass ! It's a pass to visit 9 museums de the coast at a preferential rate, a passport for heritage discovery and a visa for time travel!
What is the Côte Fleurie Heritage Pass?
It is a sesame that will open the doors to unique and picturesque cultural and natural universes and historical periods for you at preferential rates. The Normandy Cabourg Pays d'Auge tourist office brought together 9 museums on the Côte Fleurie around this Heritage pass to offer you this journey in history and in nature.
How does the Heritage Pass work?
It's very simple: when you buy a full price ticket from one of the partner establishments, you will receive this Pass. It will then allow you to benefit from preferential rates in other museums. All you have to do is present your Pass and your ticket at the cash desk and the reductions will be applied.
- What museums to see on the Côte Fleurie?
The partner museums are spread throughout the Côte Fleurie, from Ranville to Trouville-sur-Mer, and deal with the Belle Époque, the Second World War and nature, without forgetting a little detour towards the Jurassic era. A trip inland will allow you to discover the extraordinary castles of Crèvecoeur and Canon.
1. Pegasus Memorial
Ranville
The journey begins during the Second World War, a few hours before the outbreak of a historic act of war, the Allied landing on the beaches of Normandy. THE Pegasus Memorial recounts the different missions of the soldiers of the 6e British Airborne Division who were the first to set foot on Norman soil on the night of June 5 to 6, 1944. It is full of hundreds of objects, photos, archive films and testimonies of the liberation of the region .
Memorial Pegasus Museum
Preferential rates with the Pass Patrimoine:
- Full price: €6,90 instead of €9,00
- Price for children (over 8 years old) and students: €4,90 instead of €5,50
2. Nature and Estuary House
Sallenelles
Take a nature break to discover our beautiful and rich natural heritage. There Maison de la nature et de l’estuaire (nature and estuary interpretation centre) is the gateway to one of the largest protected natural areas in Normandy and the only site house of the Orne bay. Thanks to its exhibitions, activities and workshops, the Maison de la nature et de l'estuaire allows you to discover this exceptional site which is home to many animal species. It's a paradise for birds and if you're lucky you might come across some of its most famous inhabitants… the seals!
The Pass Patrimoine gives me the following advantages:
- Entrance to the interpretation center – Full price: €1 instead of €2
- Access to temporary exhibitions and access to the Orne estuary: free
3. Merville Battery
Merville-Franceville-Plage
The Battery of Merville is one of the strategic places of the allied airborne landing in Normandy. Discover its history through an educational trail walking between the different blockhouses. More than a museum, it is a sound and light immersion in the history that the Battery of Merville offers you.
Merville Battery Museum
The advantages of the Heritage Pass:
- Full price: €8,00 instead of €9,50
- Children's price (under 16 years old): €5,00 instead of €6,00
- Child rate (under 8 years old): free
4. The Villa of Time Regained
Cabourg
Imagine a place that allows you to travel through time to find yourself at the Belle Epoque… This is exactly the experience that the Villa du Temps retrouvé . Let yourself be guided by Marcel Proust, tutelary figure of this museum space inhabited by works and history located in the heart of Cabourg.
La Villa du Temps retrouvé
The advantages with the Heritage Pass:
- Full price: €7,00 instead of €9,00
- Child rate: free for children under 18
5. Paleospace
Villers-sur-Mer
If you want to learn all about cliffs of the Black Cows, Villers-sur-Mer marsh and the famous Greenwich meridian which crosses the town, there is no hesitation, the Paleospace is the museum to visit. It offers you an interactive, sensory, scientific and fun journey to the Jurassic period.
Le Paléospace – Museum of France
Reduced rates with the Pass Patrimoine:
- Full price: €8,00 instead of €9,70
- Reduced rate *: €6,00 instead of €7,70
* 4-14 years old / People with reduced mobility / Job seekers / Education Pass / Post-Bac students (-26 years old): on proof
6. The Franciscans-Deauville
Deauville
It is a place of culture unique in France which brings people together in an innovative way and in shared and welcoming spaces: museum, media library, performance hall, FabLab, restaurant and bookstore-shop. To discover and visit during the day and in the evening, find the program of exhibitions, meetings, shows and workshops on lesfranciscaines.fr.
With the Heritage Pass, my advantages are:
Access to the Great Exhibition or the two other exhibitions located on the upper floors:
- Adult: €8 instead of €13
- Student (under 26): €9 (no Pass reduction)
- Children: free for under 16s
Access to all exhibitions for one day:
- Adult: €13 instead of €16
- Student (under 26): €9 (no Pass reduction)
- Children: free for under 16s
And find it programming on their website
7. Villa Montebello Museum
Trouville-sur-Mer
To continue the discovery of the XIXe century on the Côte Fleurie and its seaside heritage, the Villa Montebello Museum allows you to admire works on the birth of sea bathing and the development of resorts on the coast. This art and history museum is housed in an iconic villa in Trouville-sur-Mer.
The Pass Patrimoine allows me to have:
- An entry at €4,00 instead of €8,00
8. Crèvecoeur Castle
Mézidon Vallée d'Auge
The medieval Château de Crèvecoeur is a unique example of a small rural seigneury in the heart of Normandy which allows you to discover 10 centuries of history. Discover the thematic exhibitions, come and watch the equestrian jousts of knights, take part in the medieval events, fish in the moat... and many other activities to experience unforgettable moments in an exceptional domain in the heart of the Pays d'Auge.
Château de Crèvecoeur
Benefit from these preferential rates for garden entry and self-guided tour of the castle:
- Adult: €8,00 instead of €9,00
- Medieval events (from July 13 to July 30 and from August 4 to 11): €10,00 instead of €11,00
9. Canon Castle
Mézidon Vallée d'Auge
Continue your discovery of the Pays d'Auge at the Château de Canon, an area classified as a Historic Monument. Its exceptional gardens – French garden, English garden, rose garden, charterhouse… – can be visited from April to September and numerous activities allow you to discover this essential area in Normandy.
Château de Canon
You will benefit from canon prices :
EGarden entry and self-guided tour of the castle:
- Adult: €8,00 instead of €10,00
- Child: €3,00 instead of €5,00
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