This partly 16th-century country house with its strangely grouped towers was later built on the 9th-century foundations. Only the courtyard and the dovecote of the complex are accessible to the public. The labyrinth in the cornfield opposite the mansion, on the other hand, can be explored at will.

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It was rebuilt in the 16th century on older foundations, in a stronghold cited in the 14th century. It consists of ten buildings, including three mills, and a granite and …

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Location: Urville-Nacqueville, Cherbourg, Manche, France

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