Haute-Normandy

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A little beach close by the cliffs, with small fishing boats, and baroque houses constructed at the beginning of the last century when the Parisians discovered the ocean bathes. This is the Normandy Ocean side (Haute-Normandy). Fortresses, castles, abbeys testify to a past very prestigious as well as agitated. The region of Haute-Normandy is so named because of its position on the map. This region has a very diversified landscape. It is the country of the cheese par excellence, without forgetting cider-apples. Fishing is also a part of the business of the region. At Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, you discover an important center for Tourteau crabs and oysters.

Normandy is not an homogeneous geographical unit but an old province, formerly a Dukedom, embracing two large areas with different geological structures, which become progressively younger from west to east.

Normandy can therefore be conveniently divided into two quite distinct regions, Haute-Normandy, which lies northwest of the Paris Bassin, and Basse-Normandie, which resembles its neighbour Brittany and consists of an eroded foundation of ancient rocks.

Haute-Normandy is composed of two departments : Seine-Maritime and Eure.

Eure is where you can find Giverny which has Monet’s house and beautiful garden. Busy during summer weekends the queues are worth the wait. Richard the Lionheart’s ruined Château Gaillard perches above Les Andelys with superb views across the Seine. Evreux’s cathedral is a gothic masterpiece with brilliant stained glass. Charming Pont Audemer is on the edge of the huge Brotonne Forest. The département is a largely wooded plateau cut by the valleys of the Seine River and its tributaries. The altitude varies from sea level to 248 meters in the south.

In Seine-Maritime Rouen overflows with monuments, medieval streets and churches. The cathedral was a favourite of Monet’s. Joan of Arc was martyred in the Place du Vieux Marché. Dieppe’s refurbished seafront is lined with cafés and restaurants. The château overlooks the long pebble beach. Etretat’s chalk needles provide other attractions and at Fécamp’s Palais Bénédictine you can sample the famous liqueur.