Tourism within the Orne and its equestrian culture
with the famous stud farm
Orne, Perche and Norman Switzerland
The Orne department became one of the high places of equestrian culture with the construction of the famous stud farm, a monument drawn up on the orders of Louis XIV to the glory of the most noble conquest of man. But if this region has become the cradle of the horse, it also has an extremely varied heritage, both at the built and its landscape and its natural heritage. The castles, manors, churches and abbeys, houses and farms were built with the materials from the region.
Also discover the many museums and other local collections to discover the history of the Orne and the Perche. The one that built the country through its wars, its alliances, its big families, but also the little story, that of men, through the practiced trades, the arts and popular traditions.
