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Manoir des Evêques
Dip your toes into the
beautiful Pays d'Auge (see
pp32-3) with a visit to the half-
timbered Manoir des Evêques,
one of its loveliest buildings .
Villerville
This friendly little seaside town
(right) , surrounded by woods and
meadows, has become a village
des livres , specializing in books.
Mont Canisy
Mont Canisy rises
above Deauville, with
views from Le Havre to
the Orne; underground is
a warren of German
bunkers and tunnels.
Falaise des
Vaches Noires
A walk at low tide
between Villers and
Houlgate takes you past
the “cliff of the black
cows , rich in fossils.
Houlgate
Like Villers-sur-Mer,
Houlgate is a family
resort notable for its Neo-
Norman architecture, all
half-timbering, gables,
turrets and towers.
The High Life
A non-stop round of film
festivals, horse racing,
yachting regattas, tennis
and golf tournaments,
international bridge
championships, jazz,
and vintage car rallies
keeps Deauville buzzing
all year. But it's the
hectic 100-day summer
season that brings the
beautiful people out in
force, staying at the
Normandy, dining at
Ciro's, shopping for
Cartier, posing on Les
Planches, gambling,
racegoing, or sipping
cocktails on their
yachts. Elegant, snooty,
monied, and not a little
flashy: that's Deauville.
Dives-sur-Mer
The former port from
which William set sail to
conquer England boasts
a magnificent oak-framed
market hall (see p58) and
the church of Notre-Dame
(right) , founded in 1067.
Cabourg
Take tea at the Grand Hôtel (below) , so vividly
described by Proust in A la recherche du temps
perdu and, like Cabourg itself, still redolent of those
genteel 19th-century days.
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