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What to do? What to see?
You enjoy nature, the sea or
countryside, sport, hiking, history, architecture, gastronomy or all of them at
the same time : Normandy is your destination.
Here is a glimpse of the charms and
attractions of our country. L ' Hermerel is a good base to visit the all
Normandy.
At
5 mn around l'Hermerel
It is a short walk to the sea from our
house. It is a charming wild coastline " the Baie des veys" where you can
comtemplate wounderful sunsets or visit special farm where they breed oysters.
This Bay is also the ornithologist's paradise, situated on one of the main
migration routes of birds between northen Europe and African continent.
Grandcamp-Maisy
with its beach and its fishing port. Here you can find :
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restaurants
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tennis club
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sailing
school
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horse hiking
club
Isigny sur mer
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village well-known for its wolrd-famous Camembert cheese, butter and cream and
caramel. You can visit:
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the dairy cooperative
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Normandie caramels ,
, the caramels factory
At 20mn around l'Hermerel
D Day Beaches :
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La pointe du Hoc, the famous strong point of german
fortifications attacked on 6 June 1944
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Omaha-Beach , " bloody Omaha" and the american cemetery
Bayeux :
a beautiful medieval town, the first town
to be liberated during the Battle of Normandy
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Cathedral XIème et XIIIème
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The Tapestry
(the
world's most celebrated piece of needlework, 225-ft-long. This tapestry depicts
the epic story of William of Normandy's conquest of England in 1066.)
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The shops and the market on saturdays
Le Bessin : the
country side around Bayeux
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Castles : Fontaine Henry, Balleroy, Colombières,
etc...
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Churches : Thaon, Tour en Bessin....
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gardens: Castillon, Brécy, Labyrinthe végétal
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activities:
horse clubs, tennis, sailing clubs( sand sailing, speed sailing, windsurfing,
parasailing) , golf.
At 30 - 45 mn from l'Hermerel
Landing
Beaches :
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Arromanches with the floating harbor
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Utah-Beach , Sainte Mère Eglise, Quinéville and the museum of Liberty:the
only one without any arm.
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THe Memorial museum of Caen
Caen
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mediaval castle
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two abbeys ( Men's Abbey and
Ladies Abbey) built in the XIth century.
Saint-Lô :
Cherbourg
: a
door towards England
A trip for one day
Le Pays
d'Auge
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Deauville
©Honfleur
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Lisieux
Le Mont Saint Michel
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Because
of its legendary origins and the sheer exploit of its construction, the abbey is
known as the "Merveille de l'occident" (Wonder of the Western World)
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Granville
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Villedieu les poêles
La
Suisse Normande
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hilly region, along scenic Orne river: a day
for hiking .....
Have a nice stay! |
