Colleville-sur-Mer

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

© Anton Bielousov/cc-by-sa-3.0

© 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: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

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

© 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: | Rubric: 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…

The seaside town of Granville in Normandy

27 November 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

Beach, Casino and upper town © Mussklprozz

Beach, Casino and upper town © Mussklprozz

Granville is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France. The residents are called Granvillais. Administratively, the island of Chausey is part of the commune of Granville, which includes a small harbour. Granville is situated on the Cotentin Peninsula at the mouth of Bosq and Pointe du Roc (Cap Lihou) which in part closes in the north of the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel.   read more…

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