Normandy

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Normandy [1] (French: Normandie) is a region of northern France, bordering the English Channel. Normandy is famed for the D-Day Allied invasion on June 4, 1944.

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the Normandy name applies to two regions: Basse-Normandie, the lower part comprizing Calvados, Orne and Manche and Haute-Normandie, the upper part comprizing Eure and Seine Maritime.

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A (mostly) coastal footpath (the 'GR223') goes all the way from Honfleur on the east to Avranches and then to Mont Saint Michel, on the Brittany border on the west. You can choose to go the whole way if you can walk for a month ! Otherwise select day trips or 2-3 days trips in the most interesting parts: History fans will choose the D-Day beaches, while lovers of spectacular nature (cliffs and coves) will walk around la Cap de la Hague, west of Cherbourg, or choose to walk to Mont Saint Michel. For more info, see France on Foot

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  • Get centered at Tapovan Normandy: Yoga & Ayurvedic Massage Centre. Hameau de Anneville, 76540 Sassetot le Mauconduit. +33 1 45 77 90 59. Closed in winter(?) Between Fecamp (13 km) et Dieppe (43 km). 60 km from Le Havre and Rouen. This ayurvedic centre is set in a peaceful natural setting. Week-long treatments and training in hatha & nada yoga, reiki, ayurvedic/oil massage, Shirodhara (oil treatments), vegetarian cooking, pre/post-natal massage, etc. International colloquium in May.

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Norman cuisine is based around the three main products of the region: seafood, apples and dairy products.

Specialities from the sea include Dieppe sole and Normandy oysters.

Normandy is the home of several world-famous cheeses: Neufchâtel, Pont-L'Evêque, Livarot (also known as the "Colonel"), and the round Camembert of Marie Harel.

Normandy is renowned for its variety of meats, from the delicate flavor of saltmarsh lamb to creamy chicken "à la Vallée d'Auge" and duck "à la Rouennaise".

The creamy omelettes of the Mont Saint Michel, the Vire andouille sausages, tripes cooked "à la mode de Caen", the "boudin" sausages of Mortagne, and the recent introduction to the region of foie gras, are also guaranteed to satisfy the most demanding gastronome.

Local desserts include "bourdelots" or "teurgoule", or such sweets as Isigny toffees or apple sugars from Rouen.

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Apples being a major item of produce in the orchards of Normandy, it is not surprising that cider - still or sparkling, dry or sweet, or perry - is a favorite regional tipple. Also derived from Norman apples is the famous calvados apple brandy (the trou normand).

Produced and originating in the region (from the abbey at Fécamp on the coast) is the famous Bénédictine liqueur.

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  • Short-term apartments [2] Rent vacation rental apartments and farmhouses sprinkled throughout the countryside, most ideal for touring the World War II beaches and monuments $337/week, per apartment and up. The American agency listing this apartment has been in business since 1975, gives its profits away to charity, and looks particularly for apartments of good value.

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Weather in Normandy is often rainy and unpredictable. Always bring a change of clothes and a raincoat. While outside, note where the nearest shelter or safe haven is, in the chance that you might get caught out in a storm.

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