Category: Normandy

Caen is the biggest city in lower Normandy (Basse Normandie) and it’s also the capital. Caen sits on the river Orne which runs right through ...

The town of Rouen in France is the capital of Upper Normandy (Haute-Normandie) and historically is the capital city of Normandy (Normandie). It is a ...

Calvados is a department in lower Normandy (Basse-Normandie) and it’s also a brandy produced in the area. Calvados is one of the most popular tourist ...

The pretty village of Giverny in Normandy is located about 80 km to the south of Paris and was where Claude Monet famously lived, painted ...

Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy is one of France’s most iconic attractions. It’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site which receives more than 3 million visitors a ...

Normandy (spelled Normandie in France) consists of two departments – Upper and Lower Normandy (Haut Normandie and Basse Normandie). The lovely region of Normandy located ...

Every kid learns about the Bayeux Tapestry at school – or at least they did when I was young! Seeing it for the first time ...