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
DISCOVER ALL HOTELSCherbourg-en-Cotentin , France
The Originals City,
Hôtel A Pic
BERNAY , France
The Originals City,
Hotel Acropole, Bernay
Roz-sur-Couesnon , France
The Originals Boutique,
Hotel Les Quatre Salines, Mont Saint-Michel South
Saint-Martin-du-Vivier , France
La Berteliere Rouen,
The Originals Relais
Barneville-Carteret , France
Hotel Les Ormes,
The Originals Relais
Beuzeville , France
The Originals Boutique,
Hotel Spa, Honfleur South
Bois-Guillaume , France
The Originals City,
Hotel Éden, Rouen North
Le Neubourg , France
The Originals City,
Hotel Acadine, Le Neubourg
Le Havre , France
The Originals Boutique,
Hôtel Le Marignan, Le Havre
PONT-AUDEMER , France
The Originals City,
Hotel Acadine, Pont-Audemer
Le Havre , France
The Originals Boutique,
Hôtel d'Angleterre, Le Havre
Bagnoles-de-l'Orne , France
The Originals Boutique,
Hotel Ô Gayot, Bagnoles-de-l'Orne
Le Treport , France
The Originals Boutique,
Hotel La Villa Marine, Le Tréport
Saint-Germain-sur-Ay , France
La Ferme des Mares,
The Originals Relais
Lisieux
The Originals City,
Hotel Cathédrale, Lisieux
Caen , France
The Originals City,
Hotel Le Savoy, Caen
Courtils , France
Manoir de la Roche Torin,
The Originals Relais
Bagnoles-de-l'Orne , France
Le Manoir du Lys,
The Originals Relais
Rouen , France
The Originals City,
Hotel Notre Dame, Rouen
NORMANDY : THE BEST CITIES
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.