Location: Manche in France
Nearest Airport:
Cherbourg/Dinard at 120
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Nearest Ferry:
Cherbourg/Caen at 100
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Nearest Train:
Coutances at 12
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Recommended: Bayeaux with its 1066 tapestry and cathedral; the stunning abbey at Mont St Michel; the D-Day Beaches, are the key highlights of a Normandy visit. You can also go on gastronomic tours taking in cider and calvados farms, a snail farm, a bee keeping farm, a fois gras farm, and a cheese factory. There are numerous chateaux, castles and gardens. Beaches are deserted and offer panoramic views.
Our top 10 things to do during a stay in Normandy would include (in no particular order):
- The D-Day beaches (You need at least a day to do them properly, including taking in some museums and exhibitions).
- Mont Saint Michel.
- Bayeux (for the tapestry and the medieval town).
- Caen (excellent shopping and museums).
- Visit our local beaches (huge and sandy, and always empty).
- Granville (local seaside resort, pretty and very lively with a medieval fortified old town to explore).
- The cathedral and botanical gardens in Coutances (with lights and music on summer evenings.