Arcachon is located in the deartment of Gironde. It is a popular seaside resort on the Atlantic coast. It has a sandy beach and a mild climate said to be favourable for invalids suffering from pulmonary complaints. From Paris is 3h30-4 by train, with one change in Bordeaux. Arcachon is known for the “Arcachonnaise”, the local […]
Collégiale Notre-Dame. Work at the cathedral began at the end of the 11th century. The organ. The Château des Tourelle. The first mention of the château des Tourelles appears as a ‘bridge tower’ in the royal account of 1202-1203. Vernon is located in the Eure department in the Normandy region.
The church of St. Valery, dating from the thirteenth century. Varengeville-sur-Mer is located in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region. It is famous for its marine cemetery, where Jean Francis Auburtin ( French painter)and Georges Braque (designer of a stained glass window in the church) are buried.
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Saint-Ouen Abbey Rouen is located in the department of Seine Maritime in the region Normandy. From Paris Gare de Saint Lazare is 1h30 by train. Rouen is known for its cathedral and Joan of D’arc. Rollon’s statue in the City Hall gardens. Saint-Ouen Abbey The City
Lisieux is located in the Calvados department in the Normandy region. From Paris Saint Lazare is 2 hours by train. The Carmel of Lisieux. It was in this monastery that Sister Thérèse of the Infant Jesus and of the Holy Face, canonised in 1925 as Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, spent her religious life from 1888 until
View from the cliff-tops Le Tréport is located in the Seine-Maritime department in the region of Normandy. From Paris is 3hours by train with one changes. The funicular is linking the town with the cliff-tops. Aerial view of the town. Cliff view. Mers les Bains. With Eu and Le Tréport, Mers is an integral part
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Gisors is located in the department of Eure in the region of Normandy. From Paris Chatelet Les Halles RER A to Cergy Prefecture. Cergy Prefecture bus 604 or 609 to Gisors. Castle of Gisors is a former château-motte, built between the late 11th and 11th centuries. The castle, built on a motte castrale*, consists of
Honfleur harbour, Honfleur Honfleur is located in the Calvados department in the region of Normandy. From Paris is 2h30 by flixbus The garden of personalities It is best known for its Vieux Bassin, characterized by its houses with slate-clad facades, and for having been represented many times by artists like Gustave Courbet or Claude Monet
The harbor Fécamp is located in the department of Seine-Maritime in the region of Normandy. From Paris Saint Lazare it takes 2h30 minutes by train with one change. Statue of ‘ heure de bain’. Statue of Madame de Cuverville. This statue depicts a woman looking out to sea. The lighthouse The
