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Based in England, this exceptionally helpful team advises on travel, accommodation, places to visit, and contacts in Normandy. There is also a no-fee hotel booking service.

The French Government Tourist Office (Maison de la France) is a one-stop shop for useful information.

Normandy’s Regional Committee for Tourism is based in Evreux. Visit its office for maps, guides and information about the region, or view its website.

Each of Normandy’s five départements has its own tourist office. All are valuable sources of information on travel and accommodation, cultural, sporting and leisure activities, as well as special interests. Consult them when you are planning your trip.

All cities and most towns have a state-run tourist office. Some smaller towns and villages have a private Syndicat d’Initiative (SI). You’ll also find multi-lingual information desks at airports and main railway stations.

The regional tourist office and each of the five departmental tourist offices all have useful websites; note that only those for Normandy and Manche are currently available in English.

Found in main post offices and some hotels, this useful telescreen system gives access to a wide range of information from railway timetables to phone numbers and addresses of French companies.

The International Herald Tribune , published daily in Paris, is available on day of publication. The pick of the local French papers are Ouest-France – a daily with separate departmental editions – and Paris Normandie .

Most hotels subscribe to multilingual cable and satellite channels, which vary the diet of French-language broadcasting.

If the reception is good enough, you can listen to Voice of America, which broadcasts on 1197 kHz AM, or the BBC World Service and BBC for Europe on 648 kHz AM.