One of the pleasures driving out of Paris is that one always discovers churches, castles, monasteries, villages which are the witnesses of the rich French history.
St. Germain-de-Livet in the Calvados area has both a checkered facade - built of green glazed bricks and stone blocks and a checkered history starting in the 15th Century.
The last owner donated it to the town of Lisieux and it is now one of the main tourist attractions just a short drive outside of town.
