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Caudebec-en-Caux
A jaunty little Seine-side town
with a centuries-old Saturday
market, brilliant museum of river
life, Flamboyant Gothic church
and medieval Templar's house.
d Map H2 • Tourist office: Hôtel de Ville.
02 32 70 46 32

Abbaye de St-Wandrille
The chequered history of
this working Benedictine
monastery goes back to 649,
and includes a spell in the 19th
century as home to the Marquis
of Stackpole. d Map H2 • Guided
tours: phone [phone] for details

Gisors
In the capital of Norman
Vexin, a fine 13th- to 14th-
century church keeps company
with the castle William the
Conqueror built to protect his
borders. d Map K3 • Tourist office: 3
rue Baléchaux. 02 32 27 60 63

Eu
The handsome collegiate
church in this tranquil riverside
town is named after the Irish
primate St Lawrence, who died
here in 1180 (see p81) . d Map J1
• Tourist office: 41 rue Paul Bignon.
02 35 86 04 68

Le Tréport
This popular seaside town at
the mouth of the River Bresle is
famous for its smoked fish (see
p82) - also for the view of the
coast from the Calvaire (calvary)
above the town. d Map J1 • Tourist
office: quai Sadi Carnot. 02 35 86 05 69

Varengeville-sur-Mer
Gloriously situated, its cliff-
top church has windows by Ubac
and Braques. Lutyens and
Gertrude Jekyll collaborated on
the nearby Parc du Bois des
Moutiers (see p45) . d Map J1

Écouis
The heart of Écouis is the
church of Notre-Dame, built by
Enguerrand de Marigny in 1313.
The ruined 12th-century Abbaye
de Fontaine Guérard is worth a
short excursion. d Map K3 • Abbaye
de Fontaine Guérard: Fleury-sur-Andelle.
Open Apr-Oct: pm Tue-Sun. Adm charge

Villequier
At a beautiful spot on the
Seine, Villequier marks the point
where river becomes estuary.
Victor Hugo's daughter Léopoldine
drowned here in 1843. The Musée
Victor-Hugo commemorates her
life. d Map H2 • Musée Victor-Hugo:
Open pm Mon, Wed-Sat, Sun. Adm charge

Veules-les-Roses
In its own valley, at the
mouth of the shortest river in
France, this pretty village
clusters round its 12th-century
church. d Map H1 • Tourist office: 12
rue du Marché. 02 35 97 63 05

Abbaye St-Georges de
Boscherville
An exquisite example of Norman
Romanesque architecture. d St-
Martin-de-Boscherville • Map H3 • Open
Apr-Oct: daily; Nov-Mar: pm. Adm charge

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