Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Rouen
Cathedral
It took nearly 400
years to build this
splendid monument
to the Gothic style,
from the beautifully
harmonious nave to
the ornately carved
west front
(see
pp20-23).
Caen
Old and new happily cohabit in this
lively, cultured regional capital, still
dominated by William the Conqueror's
Château Ducal and his two
great abbeys
(see pp24-5)
.
Dieppe
d
Fécamp
Pays de
Bray
Tôtes
Etretat
Cléres
N15
Forges-
les-Eaux
Yvetot
Bolbec
Barentin
Le Havre
5
Abbaye de
Jumièges
Rouen Cathedral
3
4
Honfleur
7
Boos
Pont-
Audemer
Deauville &
Côte Fleurie
Elbeuf
Louviers
Les Andelys
Lieurey
Lisieux
N13
N13
Vernon
Bernay
9
0
Giverny
Evreux
Deauville and
La Côte Fleurie
The string of resorts on
this lovely stretch of
Normandy's coastline
creates a summer
paradise. Racy and
romantic, Deauville is a
magnet for glamorous
visitors
(see pp26-7)
.
Pays d'Auge
Orbec
Vimoutiers
Conches-
en-Ouche
Falaise
Gacé
L'Aigle
Nonancourt
Argentan
Verneuil-
sur-Avre
Dreux
Tourouvre
Sées
Mortagne-au-Perche
N
12
Le Perche
Alençon
Bellême
30
miles
0
km
30
Pays d'Auge
Quintessential
Normandy,
famous for its
cider, its
cheese, its
gently rolling
landscape, its
orchards, and
its half-
timbered
manor
houses
(see
pp32-3)
.
D-Day Beaches
The Allied landings of
June 1944 and the Battle
of Normandy that
followed are movingly
commemorated in
museums, memorials and
cemeteries throughout
the area
(see pp28-31)
.
Giverny
The house where
Monet lived and worked
for more than 40 years,
and the stunning garden
he created using flowers
as his palette are a
tribute to the great
painter
(see pp34-7)
.
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