Your travel guide to Normandy
There are five separate departments which make up this region of northern France. Normandy comprises Calvados, Eure, Manche, Orne and Seine-Maritime. Although the region is loosely based on the historic Duchy of Normandy, the area is very much part of modern France with well over three million inhabitants. UK holidaymakers enjoy Normandy for many reasons including the fact that it is so easy to reach either from its principal port in Cherbourg or from Calais in nearby Hauts-de-France. Le Havre is another good way of reaching Normandy since it has connecting services to Portsmouth.
NORMANDY : THE HOTELS
La Berteliere Rouen,
The Originals Relais
(Qualys-Hotel)
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The Originals City,
Hotel Rouen South Oissel
(Inter-Hotel)
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The Originals Boutique,
Hotel Les Quatre Salines, Mont Saint-Michel South
(Inter-Hotel)
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The Originals City,
Hotel Le Savoy, Caen
(Inter-Hotel)
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The Originals City,
Hotel Otelinn, Caen
(Inter-Hotel)
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From 59 €
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The Originals City,
Hotel Acadine, Le Neubourg
(Inter-Hotel)
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The Originals Boutique,
Hotel Spa, Honfleur South
(Inter-Hotel)
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The Originals Access,
Hotel Ariès, Argentan
(Inter-Hotel)
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From 53 €
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The Originals Boutique,
Hotel Ô Gayot, Bagnoles-de-l'Orne
(Inter-Hotel)
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From 68 €
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The Originals City,
Hotel Éden, Rouen North
(Inter-Hotel)
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The Originals City,
Hotel Notre Dame, Rouen
(Inter-Hotel)
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The Originals Access,
Hotel Rouen South Oissel
(P'tit Dej-Hotel)
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Manoir de la Roche Torin,
The Originals Relais
(Relais du Silence)
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From 79 €
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Le Manoir du Lys,
The Originals Relais
(Relais du Silence)
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From 145 €
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Château du Landel,
The Originals Relais
(Relais du Silence)
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From 80 €
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La Ferme des Mares,
The Originals Relais
(Relais du Silence)
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From 73 €
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Hotel Restaurant Les Ormes,
The Originals Relais
(Relais du Silence)
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From 96 €
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The Originals City,
Hotel Cathédrale, Lisieux
(Inter-Hotel)
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From 53 €
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The Originals City,
Hotel Acadine, Pont-Audemer
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From 61 €
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The Originals Boutique,
Hotel La Villa Marine, Le Tréport
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From 79 €
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The Originals City,
Hotel Acropole, Bernay
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From 55 €
BOOK NOWNORMANDY : THE BEST CITIES
Caen
Normandy’s capital has an amazing backstory. In the ashes of the Battle of Normandy and the Second World War almost no part of the city was left without battle scars. But while much of the city was in ashes, amongst the architectural survivors a castle remained. And not just any castle, but a castle built by William the Conqueror, who in the Middle Ages had made Caen his French fief.
Rouen
Rouen is a moderately sized city found within the Normandy region of France.
Le Mont-Saint-Michel
Among the most recognisable sights in the whole of France, Mont-Saint-Michel is an island that stands on a prominentery that sticks out into the English Channel.
NORMANDY : BE INSPIRED
What to do, to see, to hear...
Transports in Normandy
The GR223 coastal footway is a great way to explore the region if you want to hike. For drivers, the main east-west roads are the A28 and, further west, the A13. Gare Saint-Lazare in Paris has trains that run throughout much of the region with major railway stations being located in Rouen, Caen, Lisieux as well as Cherbourg.
WHEN TO GO TO NORMANDY ?
For UK visitors, the summer is the main time of year to come when the local orchards are at their height. However, Normandy has plenty to offer at other times of the year, as well. For example, an electronic music festival takes place in the late spring at Saint-Laurent-de-Cuves. A popular light show is put on early in December at the cathedral in Bayeux. March is designated as Normandy's architecture month with lots of events to celebrate it taking place all over the region.
WHAT TO DO IN NORMANDY ?
There's plenty to keep you entertained whilst on holiday in Normandy.
The best restaurants in Normandy