Lisieux is a town and commune in Lower Normandy.

Get in

By train on the Paris-Cherbourg and Paris-Trouville/Deauville main lines.

See

• 1 Lisieux Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Lisieux). one of Normandy's first Gothic buildings (updated Jun 2017)
• 2 Basilica of St. Thérèse, Lisieux. second largest pilgrimage site in France (updated Jun 2017)
• 3 Château de Saint-Germain-de-Livet. (updated Jun 2017)

Do

• 1 Chateau de Bruil, Le Breuil en Auge, ☏ +33 2 31 65 60 00. tours 9:00-12:00,14:00-21:00. Guides tour of the calvados distillery and aging cellars followed by pommeau and calvados tasting and a visit to the shop. 

Eat

• 1 Le Dauphine, Rue de l'Église 2, 14130 Le Breuil-en-Auge (9 km (5.6 mi) north), ☏ +33 231650811. 12:00-14:00t, 7:15-21:00. Real gourmet restaurant. €50 menus. 

Go next

• Deauville
• Caen
• Falaise
• Évreux