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Regions of France : Normandy Lush rolling pastures, cows grazing among the orchards... Normandy
almost shouts ‘slow down’ at the visitor – if it was ever to shout anything.
Despite an annual tourist invasion every year the region remains largely
untouched - an unspoilt paradise.
Haute Normandie is easy to reach from its ports Le Hâvre and Dieppe although, thanks to the improved motorway network, Rouen is only a little over two hours from Calais. Arriving in Basse Normandie across the mammoth Pont de Normandie, the
road leads straight to the painters’ paradise Honfleur with its picture book
harbour. Along the coast, Deauville still attracts the Paris crowds. Ferries
from the UK sail to Caen-Ouistreham and Cherbourg making it easy to head
south to the jewel of Mont St Michel. Recommended Hotels Normandy Adonis Hauts De Honfleur
Ideally set in the lovely town of Equemauville, near Honfleur, in the Calvados region, Les Hauts De Honfleur welcomes you to Normandy. Enjoy the comfort of brand-new, fully-equipped studios and apartments in which you will find all the amenities you may need during your stay. Combine the independence of an apartment with the services of a hotel. The residence also features a swimming pool so you can enjoy a relaxing, refreshing moment. Relax in the hotel's orchard and park before embarking on a gastronomic trip around Calvados, a place known for its famous spirit or enjoying a day on the beach. Book now or look for more information & guest reviews!  Hotel Rouen St-Sever 
Hotel Rouen St-Sever is located in the heart of Rouen next to a shopping centre. It offers en suite rooms, a restaurant and 24-hour reception desk. Free Wi-Fi is available. Rooms at Hotel Rouen St-Sever are equipped with satellite TV and a telephone. The rooms are accessible by lift. Rouen St-Sever’s restaurant serves international cuisine and guests can relax with a drink in the bar. Hotel Rouen St-Sever is 600 metres from Rouen Orléans Train Station and 1 km from The Jardin des Plantes de Rouen. Book now or look for more information & guest reviews! Lower Normandy (Basse-Normandie)OrneCalvados BayeuxBayeux is a major tourist attraction, best known to British and French visitors for the Bayeux tapestry, made to commemorate events in the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. According to the legend, the tapestry was made by Reine Mathilde, wife of William the Conqueror. In fact, it may have been designed and woven in England. It is displayed in a museum in the town centre. The large Norman-Romanesque and Gothic Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux, consecrated in 1077, was arguably the original home of the tapestry where William's half-brother Odo of Bayeux (represented on the tapestry with a stick at the battle of Hastings), would have wanted to. The Jardin botanique de Bayeux is a botanical garden dating from 1864.  Normandy Beaches Half-Day Trip from Bayeux
Pay tribute to the soldiers who fought at Omaha Beach on this afternoon tour of the Normandy beaches from Bayeux. You'll visit the famous battlefield sites of World War II and gain invaluable insights into the wartime experience of the soldiers who fought and died there. Your minivan holds a maximum of eight passengers, and a small group tour is the perfect way to get to out-of-the-way places in one day. Book now or look for more information & guest reviews! Hotels Bayeux - Last Minute Hotels Bayeux - Sightseeing Bayeux Lisieux - Lisieux is more than justified in selling itself as being at the heart of Normandy life. It’s both a ’country town’, with plenty of parks and open spaces, and a town with plenty of shops, enjoying a good level of tourism thanks to its international reputation as France’s most visited site of pilgrimage after Lourdes. A diverse, dynamic and modern city, Lisieux prides itself on looking after its visitors. Hotels Lisieux Manche Mont Saint-Michel Abbey - One of France’s best-known attractions, the abbey is situated on a rocky island just off the coast of Normandy and Brittany. It was founded in 708 by the Bishop of Avranches, who built a chapel here. Construction of the current abbey began in 1023 but was not finished for 400 years. Built with granite, it encompasses a range of architectural styles, from Norman to Gothic. The abbey was a place for pilgrimages for centuries and also served as a monastery, a prison and a fortress against the English. There is still a Benedictine monastery within the abbey, which can be visited on a guided tour. Among the maze of cobbled streets within the walls of the abbey are a number of other attractions including a maritime museum and a multimedia museum that tells the story of the island. The abbey is connected to the shore by a causeway, but there are plans to construct a bridge to it so that the sea will again flow freely around the island.Hotels Mont St Michel Upper Normandy (Haute-Normandie)Seine-MaritimeRouen - "City of Hundred Spires", is also the seat of the Archbishop of Rouen and the capital of Normandy. Looming over the quaint town with cobbled streets and an air of quiet and leisure is the tower of the Notre-Dame de Rouen or the Rouen Cathedral considered the highest spire (490 ft.) in France. It contains the tomb of Richard Lion Heart. The English burnt Joan of Arc at the stakes in 1431 at Rouen and an elegant church was built in remembrance. The city, including the cathedral, was heavily damaged during World War II, but was rebuilt later. In 1894, the artist Claude Monet completed a series of 40 oil paintings of the cathedral. For two years, the aging visionary kept peculiar hours, rising before dawn and retiring just after twilight, in order to capture the transient effects of light and atmosphere on this great old church.Hotels Rouen EureNews NormandyNormandy Tours, Sightseeing & Things to DoNormandy conjures up a few images. For starters, there's the D-Day Beaches. Then there's the Bayeux Tapestry, Joan of Arc and Mont St Michel. And don't forget the coastal resorts of Deauville, Trouville, Honfleur and the birth of Impressionism. Our Top Selling Sightseeing Tours & Activities in Normandy |