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  Vieux-la-Romaine
Location:
Located on the eastern edge of the small village of Vieux 8kms SW of
Caen. Head south from Caen on D562 in the direction of Thury-Harcourt.
2km after the intersection with the Caen péripherique turn right towards
Vieux on D89.
General Info:
Tel No: 0(2) 31 71 10 20. €4 adults and children under 15 free.
Open all year - every day in July and August 10.00-18.00 and every day
except Wednesday for the rest of the year.
Description: This is an excellent hands on and informative museum
on the Romans. Staff are very
willing to help. The museum is situated
in a new purpose built building on the archaeological site where there is
not only the museum to visit but also several excavations. The main
excavation (200m south of the museum) is a vast dwelling of about 1500m²,
home of a rich townsperson. An explanatory video of the site is also
available with an English commentary and worth viewing before you visit
the rest of the site. A free discovery
booklet with a mini quiz is available. Unfortunately this is in French so
a French speaker will need to help with any translations. There is a
further quiz to test your five senses – boxes hide objects, smells and
even noises all on the theme of ‘looking after yourself’ for you to guess.
This is all great fun for children and really brings history alive.
Our recommendations: Make sure you don’t do as we did and arrive
too late in the day to appreciate all the site has to offer.
For the children: This museum is ideal for the whole family, but
in particular for primary school children who have studied (or are about
to study) the Romans.
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Our favourite attractions
in Normandy:
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Bayeux
Tapestry
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Cité de la Mer
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Festyland
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Le Mont St-Michel
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Le Val des Cîmes
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Little Switzerland
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Musée du Chemin de Fer
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Souterroscope
des Ardoisières
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Viaduc de la Souleuvre
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Vieux-la-Romaine
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Village Enchanté
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Zoo de Champrépus |
