Lower Normandy

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Home Buyers Guide to Property for Sale in Lower Normandy

Access to Lower Normandy

Orly and Roissy-Charles de Gaulle, the   International airports serving Paris are the best gateway to Normandy from overseas.

Normandy airports: - Caen -Cherbourg - Deauville - Le Havre - Rouen

From Paris - Gare St Lazare or Montparnasse.

Eurotunnel - From Folkstone to Calais.

From Dover to Calais or Boulogne sur Mer. From Newhaven to Dieppe. From Portsmouth to Le Havre, Caen - Ouistreham. From Portsmouth, Poole or Rosselare to Cherbourg.

The Floral Coast :

The pastures and orchards of Auge slope gently down to the rivers' edge, bordered by terraces of flowers, shaded alleyways and elegant villas. Famous beaches where Normandy's attraction is the ability to escape from day to day life: stylish hotels, night clubs, casinos, fashion shows, air shows, international regattas.

The Landing Beaches - Mother of Pearl and Bessin Coasts :

 
Beyond the Orne stretch steep cliffs shadowing beaches of fine golden sand. The British beaches (Sword, Juno, Gold Beaches), and the American beaches (Omaha Beach, Utah Beach) were names given in the war and have remained, the original ones never to be reverted to. Arromanches with it's artificial port, military cemeteries, la Pointe du Hoc, monuments, milestones and military relics continue to serve as reminders of the battles.

Le Cotentin :

Giving way to the shifting sands of the bay of Veys, the rocky spur of North Cotentin juts into the sea. It is a "Lands End" formed by savage cliffs and deserted shores surrounded by landscapes of flowering heather and gorse.

Further towards the north a softer coastline is evident, the terrain changes into the large beaches of the west coast.

The west coast is sheltered from the east and north winds benefiting from the warm currents of the Gulf Stream. Here 100 kilometres of sand unfold like a long ribbon, occasionally intercepted by rocks and harbours and ending majestically at Mont Saint Michel.

Swiss Normandy

With either the extraordinary Suisse Normandy or Orne and it's mysterious rivers running through it's deep valleys, it's wonderful to rediscover the relentless savage nature of the area. Gorges, high rocky cliffs and plenty of water enables a variety of sports such as, climbing, canoeing, rambling and swimming.

Gastronomy in Lower Normandy

The people of Normandy take their eating very seriously indeed. Norman recipes are usually quite simple, but as they make use of local dairy produce and apples, the fresh natural flavours come through in a vast range of dishes. The sea is as bountiful as the region's orchards, and the Norman table boasts such specialities as Dieppe sole with Normandy oysters.

From the delicate flavour of saltmarsh lamb to creamy chicken "à la Vallée d'Auge" and duck "à la Rouennaise", the excellence of Normandy meat is matched only by that of its cheeses: Neufchâtel, Pont-L'Evêque, Livarot (otherwise known as the "Colonel"), and the round Camembert of Marie Harel, these evocative names are famous world-wide. 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, all these delicacies and more entice lovers of good food.
 

 
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