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Normandy brings a dozen different images to mind: William the Conqueror, the D-Day landings, Mont-St-Michel; the bleak landscape of the Cotentin coast, the sparkling summertime playground of the Côte Fleurie; sumptuous châteaux, historic abbeys, famous gardens; the orchards of the Auge, the picture-postcard scenery of the Suisse Normande; Monet’s home at Giverny, the Cabourg immortalized by Proust – or perhaps it’s cider, calvados and camembert. Whatever your list, it will barely scratch the surface of this rich and rewarding region.
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See horse-drawn agricultural equipment, a miniature farm, a forge, and displays by Percheron draughthorses on this farm.
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Foie gras, rillettes and confits from a farm deep in the Pays d’Ouche.
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This ancient farmhouse on the Seine estuary, once a meeting place of Impressionist painters, is now the most luxurious – and expensive – country hotel in Normandy.
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As you might expect from such a luxurious hotel, the food here is richly embellished: carpaccio of scallops with Sevruga caviar, lobster with asparagus and mushrooms, for example.
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Art dealers and connoisseurs flock to this village, which for two days turns into one big gallery exhibiting works by both unknown and established artists.
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Just outside town, a glowing dining room and Norman dishes with a twist of sophistication.
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Justifiably popular, this intimate restaurant offers such specialities as pig’s trotter and beef lasagne.
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This typical old stone building in one of the prettiest villages on the Hague Peninsula has been carefully restored to provide cosy lodgings. Closed mid-November to mid-March.
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Close to the river, an airy first-floor dining room decorated in soothing pastel shades. The cuisine is based on fresh market produce.
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Calm and lovely on a sunny spring day, rugged and wind-swept during a winter storm, this furthest prong of Cotentin is stunningly beautiful. Its stone villages, majestic cliffs, jagged rocks and hidden coves are more reminiscent of Brittany than Normandy, and the presence of a vast nuclear power station slap in the middle does not detract – at least too much – from the glorious coastline (see Nez de Jobourg).
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Restaurant price categories
For a three course meal for one with half a bottle of wine (or equivalent meal), taxes and extra charges.
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Hotel price categories
For a standard, double room per night (with breakfast if included), taxes and extra charges.
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