Top 10 Normandy (Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides)

153 Pages·2006·6.56 MB·English

by  DK Publishing

EYEWITNESS TRAVEL
TOP 10
NORMANDY
10 Evocative World War I I sites
10 Spectacular areas of natural beauty
10 Unmissable drives & tours
10 Best hotels for every budget
10 Haunts of famous artists
10 Best beach resorts
10 Traditional Norman festivals
10 Best shops & markets
10 Most fun places for children
110 Insider tip0s for every visitor
YOUR GUIDE TO THE 10 BEST OF EVERYTHING
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DK EYEWITNESS TOP 10 TRAVEL GUIDES
NORMANDY
FIONA DUNCAN & LEONIE GLASS
Left Caudebec-en-Caux Right Canoeing on the Risle
Contents
Normandy’s Top 10
Produced by DP Services, Mont-St-Michel 8
31 Ceylon Road, London W14 0PY
Bayeux Tapestry 12
Reproduced by Colourscan, Singapore
Printed and bound in Italy by Graphicom Honfleur 16
First published in Great Britain in 2004
by Dorling Kindersley Limited Abbaye de Jumièges 18
80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL
A Penguin Company Cathédrale Notre-Dame,
Reprinted with revisions 2006 Rouen 20
Copyright 2004, 2006 ©
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Dorling Kindersley Limited, London
All rights reserved. No part of this Deauville and La Côte
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Giverny 34
ISBN 13: 978-1-40531-239-4
ISBN 10: 1-40531-239-4
Moments in History 40
Within each Top 10 list in this book, no
hierarchy of quality or popularity is Areas of Natural Beauty 42
implied. All 10 are, in the editor’s
opinion, of roughly equal merit. Parks and Gardens 44
The information in this DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide is checked regulary.
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Cover: All photographs specially commissioned except: Front - Alamy Images: Robert Harding Picture Library
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Contents
Left Pays de Caux Right Honfleur
Norman Abbeys 46 Around Normandy
Artists in Normandy 48
Northeastern Normandy 76
Writers in Normandy 50
Central Normandy 86
Museums and Galleries 52
Northwestern Normandy 96
Culinary Highlights 54
Southern Normandy 106
Gourmet Restaurants 56
Markets 58 Streetsmart
Spas and Resorts 60 Practical Information 116
Unspoilt Villages 62
Places to Stay 126
Arts and Crafts 64
General Index 134
Forests 66
Acknowledgements 140
Activities for Children 68
Phrase Book 142
Outdoor Activities 70
Festivals and Events 72 Town Index 144
Left Beaumont-en-Auge Right St-Céneri-le-Gérei
Following pages Le Vieux Bassin, Honfleur harbour 3
Contents
NORMANDY’S
TOP10
Normandy Highlights
6–7
Mont-St-Michel
8–11
Bayeux Tapestry
12–15
Honfleur
16–17
Abbaye de Jumièges
18–19
Cathédrale Notre-Dame,
Rouen
20–23
Caen
24–25
Deauville and
La Côte Fleurie
26–27
D-Day Beaches
28–31
Pays d’Auge
32–33
Fondation Claude Monet,
Giverny
34–37
Top 10 of Everything
40–73
NORMANDY’S TOP 10
Normandy Highlights
Normandy brings a dozen different images to mind: William the Conqueror, the
D-Day landings, Mont-St-Michel; the bleak landscape of the Cotentin coast, the
sparkling summertime playground of the Côte Fleurie; sumptuous châteaux,
historic abbeys, famous gardens; the orchards of the Auge, the picture-postcard
scenery of the Suisse Normande; Monet’s home at Giverny, the Cabourg immor-
talized by Proust – or perhaps it’s cider, calvados and camembert. Whatever
your list, it will barely scratch the surface of this rich and rewarding region.
Port Racine
Barfleur
Cherbourg Val de
Saire
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C o t e n t i n
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place of pilgrimage when St Coutances Évrecy
Aubert built an oratory here over Thury-Harcourt
1,000 years ago (see pp8–11). Gavray
Villedieu-les- Clécy
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Tapestry
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the story of the
Ceaucé Bdaeg-ln’Oorlense-
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of England in 1066 Fougères
(see pp12–15).
Abbaye de
Jumièges
These
magnificent,
eerie ruins – a
subtle blend of
Romanesque
and Gothic
architecture – are
Honfleur the remains of
A magnet for artists today as the Benedictine
it has been since the 19th century, abbey founded by
this picturesque maritime town St Philibert in the
was also an important centre of 7th century (see
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