Meanwhile not being able to travel the world you can still travel around the Cotentin. Beautiful landscapes are waiting for you with, for example, this beach ! To see it with your very own eyes you should head to Carteret and look for the old church beach !
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Have you ever baked your own bread in an authentic bread oven ? We are currently renovating the old bread oven. This process requires an exquisitely accurate work performed by local artisans. It will finally be running this summer. We will give you more details, and photos soon !
New organization today! The seminar takes place in the dining room (usually installed in the theatre). We respect social distancing, but a fireplace makes the atmosphere more «warm» and friendly!!
This morning the Castle woked up with its light white coat. Indeed the snow arrived last night and left us a few centimeters this morning. It’s been a few years since we saw the Castle under the snow and it’s beautiful! Here are some shots taken this morning: […]
Today we will introduce one of our suites: the Romantic Suite. The Romantic room represents the atmosphere of the nineteenth century. Romanticism (also known as the Romantic era) was an artistic, literary, musical and intellectual movement that originated in Europe toward the end of the 18th century, and in most areas was at its peak […]
The Christmas holidays are getting closer and the castle is finally ready. As every year, the castle is dressed in its most beautiful decorations. All these decorations are in the Music Room, where there are a beautiful Christmas tree and a Christ Child’s crib on the piano. We hope you are fine during this so […]
The prestigious Canisy park isn’t just about gardens and ponds. There are also rare and diverse animal species, it enables to save an endangered local species: Cotentine hens. It is an old breed whose name was deposited in Cherbourg in 1925.That is a come back! During the World War II and the D-Day, the Cotentin […]
The Bar is an atypical room of the Château de Canisy with its “English style”, which is on the ground floor. It was created in 1999 and was previously the kitchen of the castle (there are still some remains). This bar is an original charming room and is the place where our guests enjoy relaxing and having […]
During this difficult period, we are taking the opportunity to cook the good products of the vegetable garden. There is something for every taste : squash soup, beets and jams of figs, pumpkin, green tomatoes and red tomatoes.
During the 18th century, Alain Marie de Kergorlay had two sons, Louis Gabriel and Florian, father of the founding branch of Kergorlay in Picardy. Louis Gabriel de Kergorlay Louis Gabriel marries Justine de Faudoas, daughter of the Marquis de Faudoas, owner of the Chateau de Canisy at the time. They married in Paris in attendance of […]