Chateau Guillaume-le-Conquérant — Attraction in Caen

I've visited lots of castles in the UK, but I think Falaise Castle had done the best job of bringing history to life. Upon entering, everyone is given a small tablet (an Amazon Fire, or something similar), which can be used to a scan a symbol in each room, and obtain a virtual reality rendering of what that room would have looked like in the 11th Century. There are projections on the walls of actors playing the key characters of the time (as portrayed in the Bayeux Tapestry), and explaining their back stories (subtitles are provided in English).

Where 'static display boards' are used, the text is not too dense, and is provided in both French and English.

There are also a number of 'binoculars' set around the grounds (and at the top of the main keep) which serve a similar function to the 'virtual reality tablet' - the binoculars are locked in place, pointing at a particular (real life) scene, and when you look through them, you see an (aligned) artist's rendering of the same scene, a thousand years earlier.

The castle itself is a good size, and easily justifies a few hours to see...

This is an experience unlike in almost any other castle, and I've visited many. You get a tablet which, after scanning markers around the place, uses extended reality to show you how the surroundings looked like almost a thousand years ago. You can turn and move around with it, and it tracks your movements like in a VR computer game. The app is very well done with a lot of extra content, hidden things to find, and easter eggs. With this and all the displays, movies, and information t You get a good feeling of how the place changed over the centuries. Of course, you get the history of William the Conquerer, who was born and raised there, and a lot more. Available at least in French and English. It's definitely worth a visit. Kids really enjoy the multimedia content as well. Helpful staff, plenty of free parking outside of the castle (also for campervans)....

Great castle, gorgeous castle, with a terrific countryside and town bordering it.

The keep is impressive and the part you have to pay to enter, and it's interestingly restored, with a transparent floor in the central room, and steel reinforcement all around. On the one hand the modern materials look out of place, on the other it leaves what remains of the keep in place, clearly separated from the modern bits, and traversable.

You can also walk to the top of the big tower which affords great views of the castle and surroundings. A tablet with an augmented reality guide (in English) was included and it was neat. Most info is in French and English, though some was much better in French; that's never too unexpected though. There are a lot of great vantages to snap photos from outside of the castle as well. The walls are fantastic and beautiful to behold...