Your travel guide to Normandy
There are five separate departments which make up this region of northern France. Normandy comprises Calvados, Eure, Manche, Orne and Seine-Maritime. Although the region is loosely based on the historic Duchy of Normandy, the area is very much part of modern France with well over three million inhabitants. UK holidaymakers enjoy Normandy for many reasons including the fact that it is so easy to reach either from its principal port in Cherbourg or from Calais in nearby Hauts-de-France. Le Havre is another good way of reaching Normandy since it has connecting services to Portsmouth.
NORMANDY : THE HOTELS
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Cherbourg-en-Cotentin , France
The Originals City,
Hôtel A Pic

BERNAY , France
The Originals City,
Hotel Acropole, Bernay

Roz-sur-Couesnon , France
The Originals Boutique,
Hotel Les Quatre Salines, Mont Saint-Michel South

Saint-Martin-du-Vivier , France
La Berteliere Rouen,
The Originals Relais

Barneville-Carteret , France
Hôtel Traiteur les Ormes,
The Originals Relais

Beuzeville , France
The Originals Boutique,
Hotel Spa, Honfleur South

Bois-Guillaume , France
The Originals City,
Hotel Éden, Rouen North

Le Neubourg , France
The Originals City,
Hotel Acadine, Le Neubourg

Le Havre , France
The Originals Boutique,
Hôtel Le Marignan, Le Havre

PONT-AUDEMER , France
The Originals City,
Hotel Acadine, Pont-Audemer

Le Havre , France
The Originals Boutique,
Hôtel d'Angleterre, Le Havre

Bagnoles-de-l'Orne , France
The Originals Boutique,
Hotel Ô Gayot, Bagnoles-de-l'Orne

Le Treport , France
The Originals Boutique,
Hotel La Villa Marine, Le Tréport

Lisieux
The Originals City,
Hotel Cathédrale, Lisieux

Caen , France
The Originals City,
Hotel Le Savoy, Caen

Courtils , France
Manoir de la Roche Torin,
The Originals Relais

Bagnoles-de-l'Orne , France
Le Manoir du Lys,
The Originals Relais

Rouen , France
The Originals City,
Hotel Notre Dame, Rouen

Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue , France
Les Maisons de Tatihou,
The Originals Relais
NORMANDY : THE BEST CITIES
NORMANDY : BE INSPIRED
What to do, to see, to hear...
Transports in Normandy
The GR223 coastal footway is a great way to explore the region if you want to hike. For drivers, the main east-west roads are the A28 and, further west, the A13. Gare Saint-Lazare in Paris has trains that run throughout much of the region with major railway stations being located in Rouen, Caen, Lisieux as well as Cherbourg.


WHEN TO GO TO NORMANDY ?
For UK visitors, the summer is the main time of year to come when the local orchards are at their height. However, Normandy has plenty to offer at other times of the year, as well. For example, an electronic music festival takes place in the late spring at Saint-Laurent-de-Cuves. A popular light show is put on early in December at the cathedral in Bayeux. March is designated as Normandy's architecture month with lots of events to celebrate it taking place all over the region.
WHAT TO DO IN NORMANDY ?
There's plenty to keep you entertained whilst on holiday in Normandy.
