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Normandy - Holiday Ideas

Normandy has some of the most attractive rural architecture to be found in France, set in beautiful quiet countryside. Especially typical to the region are the many medieval colombage (half-timbered) houses, many of which are now surrounded by carefully tended gardens.

Normandy also has the world-renowned Mont-Saint-Michel, and some nice beaches and coastal ports, for example at Deauville and Trouville, and also nearby Honfleur  (Honfleur being the most attractive of the three). This particular 'holiday-idea' section focusses more on the northern part of Normandy, and Mont-Saint-Michel is in the south towards Brittany, but you might well like to allocate a day to visiting it.

Most visitors to Normandy also like to visit the Normandy Landing Beaches and the Bayeux and the Bayeux Tapestry.

Mont Saint Michel (print created around 1900)

Lastly on our Normandy itinerary is the Cider route - a route that you can drive around in a day or two (depending how much cider tasting you do...) seeing some lovely villages, including Beuvron-en-Auge (see Most Beautiful Village section of this site),  and countryside, while also learning about cider and calvados production.

Flag of Normandy