Category: Normandy

Tons of tall ships in the harbour, azure blue skies, mouth-watering street food, uplifting music, joyful sea shanties, the feel-good factor is off the charts, ...

Mont-Saint-Michel is a remarkable tidal island located in the Manche department, Normandy. Sitting just off the impressive coastline between Normandy and Brittany, this is one ...

Follow the Normandy cheese trail and discover sleepy villages, dairy farms and rolling fields – plus taste some of the creamiest, most delectable cheeses in ...

Nestled in Normandy’s deep south, the Perche Regional Nature Park offers tranquil forests, bijou communities, and some seriously impressive horsepower. Gillian Thornton steps down a ...

Packed with medieval history but with a buzzing contemporary vibe, Normandy’s regional capital is a stunning destination for a city break. Easily reached by car ...

Ouistreham in the apple-growing department of Calvados in Normandy, is steeped in history and has a jolly seaside air to it. It’s a great place ...

The Alabaster Coast of Normandy in northern France made a big impact on the Impressionist painters. Gillian Thornton took a scenic coastal drive to find ...

Normandy spreads over a sizeable chunk of northern France. And, with enough sights and activities to keep even the pickiest tourist happy for weeks, how ...

Think of Caen and most likely the things that pop into your mind will include William the Conqueror, whose power base was here, and Caen ...

Mont Saint-Michel is majestic. It’s one of those places that, although its wiggly cobbled streets might be covered by many visitors (around 2.5 million a ...