The seaside resort of Trouville-sur-Mer on the English Channel
Thursday, 30 April 2015 - 12:06 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union Category/Kategorie: General
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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 .
Trouville-sur-Mer borders Deauville , which is located on the opposite side of the River Touques . The river flows into the English Channel between both communes. The Port of Trouville-sur-Mer and Port of Deauville are both situated on the river mouth.
Port de Trouville-sur-Mer - Fish Market © Gregory Deryckère/cc-by-2.5
Other than Deauville, which is a planned city, designed by architect Brunet in 1859, Trouville-sur-Mer is a historically grown fishing port town. To comfort tourists from the UK a pier for the ferry to
Le Havre was built. Today the pier is no longer given.
While Deauville became a popular destination right from the beginning of it’s construction, particular because of horse and ship races, and a direct train connection to Paris, Trouville-sur-Mer became popular in the late 19th century, after Eugène Cornuché opened the famous
Trouville Casino . Since then the village’s tourist business grew constantly. A number of impressive buildings in the seaside resort architecture style of that time are still in use today.
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