Évreux in Normandy

24 October 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  8 minutes

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Town Hall © JH Mora/cc-by-sa-3.0

Évreux is a commune in and the capital of the department of Eure, in the French region of Normandy. The city is on the Iton river.   read more…

Beuvron-en-Auge in Normandy

20 September 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: 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…

Eu in Normandy

8 September 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  8 minutes

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Office du Tourisme © Pierre Andre/cc-by-sa-4.0

Eu is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Eu is located near the coast in the eastern part of the department, near the border with Picardy. Its inhabitants are known in French as the Eudois. The name of the commune is related to that of the river on which it stands. Before being called the Bresle, this small river was known in the Middle Ages under the name of Ou, which then became Eu. Eu is chiefly known for its nearby national forest, the Eu Forest, the Renaissance style Château d’Eu and its college.   read more…

Camembert in Normandy

2 July 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Bon appétit Reading Time:  3 minutes

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Camembert is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France with a population of 170. The village is most noted for the early development of camembert cheese by Marie Harel in 1791 (List of French cheeses).   read more…

Le Tréport in Normandy

18 June 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

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Le Tréport is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in Normandy, France. The three towns of Le Tréport, Eu and Mers-les-Bains are known locally as the Three sisters.   read more…

Fécamp in Normandy

16 June 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

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© Daniel*D/cc-by-sa-3.0

Fécamp is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France. Fécamp is situated in the valley of the river Valmont, at the heart of the Pays de Caux, on the Alabaster Coast. It is around 35 km northeast of Le Havre, and around 60 km northwest of Rouen.   read more…

Fondation Monet in Giverny

25 May 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Museums, Exhibitions Reading Time:  5 minutes

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House of Claude Monet © Fondation Monet/cc-by-sa-3.0

The Fondation Claude Monet is a nonprofit organisation that runs and preserves the house and gardens of Claude Monet in Giverny, France, where Monet lived and painted for 43 years. Monet was inspired by his gardens, and spent years transforming them, planting thousands of flowers. He believed that it was important to surround himself with nature and paint outdoors. He created many paintings of his house and gardens, especially of water lilies in the pond, the Japanese bridge, and a weeping willow tree.   read more…

Isigny-sur-Mer in Normandy

22 May 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: 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: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  3 minutes

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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…

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