Normandy

Normandy

Normandy is a green and peaceful region dotted with pretty little fishing harbours and charming resorts. It is also agricultural, producing milk, butter, cheese (Camembert), apples and calvados (apple brandy).

Cliffs of Etretat : spectacular series of cliffs along the beautiful and natural coastline, immortalized by Impressionist painter Claude Monet.

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Le Mont Saint-Michel, listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage site, is a small islet well known for the phenomenal tide that course into the bay. Its Gothic-style Benedictine abbey is dedicated to the archangel St Michael.

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Cliffs of Etretat

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Normand Countryside

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Trouville, quai de la Touque, low tide

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Fishing port, Trouville

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Port of Honfleur

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Beach umbrellas of Deauville

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Aerial view of La pointe du Hoc

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Beach umbrellas of Trouville

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Allied landings on 6 June 1944: In the early hours of 6 June 1944, allied forces began landing on the shores of Normandy, the first step in a long-planned invasion of German-occupied France, known as Operation Overlord. In the Calvados department alone over 30,000 soldiers and over 20,000 civilians were killed. Museums and memorials are abundant in the area and the immaculately maintained cemeteries honour the dead of all nations.

Omaha Beach (Normandy landing)

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