Download the Lonely Planet France - Normandy (PDF Chapter)
France - Normandy (PDF Chapter)
Normandy’s outsized role in Europe’s history is brought vividly to life by the spectacular and iconic island monastery of Mont St-Michel; the incomparable Bayeux Tapestry, and the transfixing cemeteries along the D-Day beaches, places of solemn pilgrimage.
- stroll among half-timbered houses and Gothic churches in Rouen’s old town
- travel back to 1066 with the Bayeux Tapestry, the world’s oldest comic strip
- ponder the price of freedom at the D-Day beaches and nearby war cemeteries
Coverage includes: Seine-Maritime, Rouen, Dieppe, Côte d’Albâtre, Le Havre, Calvados, Bayeux, D-Day Beaches, Caen, Deauville, Trouville-sur-Mer, Honfleur, Manche, Cherbourg, Mont St-Michel.