Pont-l’Évêque in Calvados

23 July 2024 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Bon appétit Reading Time:  3 minutes

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© René Hourdry/cc-by-sa-4.0

Pont-l’Évêque is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It is known for Pont-l’Évêque cheese, a type of soft cheese, the oldest Normandy cheese in production.   read more…

Beuvron-en-Auge in Normandy

20 September 2023 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  3 minutes

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© Zairon/cc-by-sa-4.0

Beuvron-en-Auge is a commune in the Calvados department and Normandy region of north-western France.   read more…

Isigny-sur-Mer in Normandy

22 May 2023 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Bon appétit Reading Time:  7 minutes

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Town hall © Ikmo-ned/cc-by-sa-3.0

Isigny-sur-Mer (literally Isigny on Sea) is a commune in the Calvados department and Normandy region of north-western France. It is part of the communauté de communes Isigny-Omaha Intercom, the 59 communes of which have a combined population of 27,181. Situated in the fertile grassland region – known as the Baie des Veys – which constitutes the joint estuary of four rivers, Isigny is an important centre of the dairy industry. The town is famous for its AOC butter and cream, as well as for the production of Mimolette, Pont-l’Évêque, Camembert, and Trésor d’Isigny cheeses, among others, made by the Isigny Sainte-Mère co-operative. Oysters have been extensively cultivated in the nearby waters of the Baie des Veys since the mid 20th century. A major river, the Vire, passes through the commune.   read more…

Grandcamp-Maisy in Normandy

12 May 2023 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Bon appétit Reading Time:  3 minutes

Le Manoir © Frédérique Loy/cc-by-sa-4.0

Le Manoir © Frédérique Loy/cc-by-sa-4.0

Grandcamp-Maisy is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Grandcamp-Maisy is located on the coast, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) northeast of Isigny-sur-Mer and 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of Pointe du Hoc. It is an active fishing port, with a fish market located on the harbour side.   read more…

Cabourg in Normandy

30 September 2022 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

Cabourg Beach © Jmdigne/cc-by-sa-4.0

Cabourg Beach © Jmdigne/cc-by-sa-4.0

Cabourg is a commune in the Calvados department, region of Normandy, France. Cabourg is on the coast of the English Channel, at the mouth of the river Dives. The back country is a plain, favourable to the culture of cereal. The town sits on the Côte Fleurie (Flowery Coast) and its population increases by over 40,000 during the summer. Cabourg is located between Caen and Deauville, part of the Côte Fleurie. The town is on the Dives river, across from Dives-sur-Mer.   read more…

The seaside resort of Trouville-sur-Mer on the English Channel

30 April 2015 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

Trouville-sur-Mer Beach © Stefi123/cc-by-sa-3.0

Trouville-sur-Mer Beach © Stefi123/cc-by-sa-3.0

Trouville-sur-Mer, commonly referred to as Trouville, is a commune in the Calvados department in the Lower Normandy region region in northwestern France with 5,000 inhabitants. The town’s inhabitants are called Trouvillais. The village of fishermen is a popular tourist destination in Normandy, approximately 200 km north west of Paris.   read more…

Colleville-sur-Mer

11 November 2014 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

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© Anton Bielousov/cc-by-sa-3.0

Colleville-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France. It was originally a farm owned by a certain Koli, a Scandinavian settler in the Middle Ages. It shares the same etymology as the other Colleville in Normandy, today Colleville-sur-Mer and Colleville-Montgomery. During the Norman conquest of England by William the Conqueror or following it, Gilbert de Colleville was given lands in England, it was from this Knight that the modern de Colville/Colvin family would develop, including Clan Colville in Scotland and the Barony de Colville, of Castle Bytham in England.   read more…

Theme Week Normandy – Honfleur

26 July 2014 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

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© flickr.com – Yves Remedios/cc-by-2.0

Honfleur is a commune in the Calvados department in northwestern France. It is located on the southern bank of the estuary of the Seine across from Le Havre and very close to the exit of the Pont de Normandie. Its inhabitants are called Honfleurais.   read more…

Theme Week Normandy – Lisieux

24 July 2014 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

Basilique de Sainte-Thérèse © Renegade

Basilique de Sainte-Thérèse © Renegade

Lisieux is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region. It is the capital of the Pays d’Auge area, which is characterised by valleys and Normandy’s typical hedged farmland, where there is a mix of livestock farming (mostly milk cows) and cider apple cultivation (from which Cider and Calvados are made, not forgetting Pommeau). Lisieux is situated on the confluence of the river Touques and many of its tributaries: the rivers Orbiquet, Cirieux and Graindain.   read more…

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