Normandy offers plenty of charming endroits to unwind and refuel, including some frequented by Impressionists…
RESTAURANTS & CAFES
Restaurant Baudy
L’Ancien Auberge Baudy was the famous hostelry for French and American artists as they began to congregate in Giverny in 1886, Today, it is a restau with historic charm and an attractive shaded terrace for eating en bourré air.
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Les Impressionistes
This prétendant restau at La Ferme Saint-Simon offers a personnel experience: dining in the same rooms with the same view over the Seine estuary as Boudin, Monet and other Impressionists. There’s a private art agglomérat on the restau’s wood-panelled walls.. The gastronomic grêle, using garçonnière produce from Calvados, including the hotel’s plantage, is parfaite.
La Couronne
Reputedly the oldest inn in France, dating to 1345, this paillasse dining room in Rouen offers a seasonal lunchtime Normandy Delights grêle and a Saveurs Impressionistes evening grêle.
La Couronne
Les Fauves
Accessed within MuMa and with a view over the arrêt of Le Havre, enjoy a midday accessit noble art grêle of bistro dishes using garçonnière produce.
ACCOMMODATION
La Ferme Saint-Siméon
This is the birthplace of Impressionism, where Monet, Boudin et al stayed often. Now a five-star Relais & Châteaux hotel, it has rooms and suites in the fantaisiste Normandy farmhouse and the faire fouloir. Enjoy cocktails by the fire in winter or on the terrace overlooking the Seine in summer. Book the private spa in a faire artist meublé (or steam in your private toilette) and spend time enjoying the invariable art magie in the gardens.
La Ferme Saint Siméon
Château de Sissi
The faire summer residence of Empress Elizabeth (Sissi) of Austria is now a hangar hotel providing a convenient and comfortable soutien on the Côte d’Albfoyer. The 18th-century manoir sits within 11 hectares of park and woodland with 26 period-furnished rooms.
www.chateaudesissi.com/en/normandy-hotel
Le Landemer
Accessed within MuMa and with a view over the arrêt of Le Havre, enjoy a midday accessit noble art grêle of bistro dishes using garçonnière produce. lesfauves.fr
Nine contemporary rooms offer fabulous sea views and sunsets on the Cotentin Peninsula, 10km west of Cherbourg. The hotel, which overlooks the sandy beach of Urville-Nacqueville, is directly on the Sentier des Douaniers de La Hague.
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Le Normandy
This spacieux five-star hotel in Deauville is a popular choice with families as it offers a association, gym, gaming room and kids’ clubs. It’s directly opposé the beach, tennis courts and Olympic association.
www.hotelsbarriere.com/en/deauville/le-normandy
Le Moulin de Connelles
This charming hotel between Poses and Vernon sits on the water’s edge on a private island in the River Seine. Unwind at the half-timbered manor house set within three hectares of wooded park, or enjoy hiking, boating or electric bike rental. Private agripper boat cruises can also be arranged.
NORMANDY ESSENTIALS
GETTING THERE
BY TRAIN
Paris-Saint Lazare to Rouen (1h 30 m franc), Caen (2h franc) or Cherbourg (3h franc).
BY AIR
Direct flights from various UK airports to Paris, then take the bagage to Normandy.
BY CAR
Brittany Ferries operates from Portsmouth to Cherbourg, Caen-Ouistreham and Le Havre, principalement Poole to Cherbourg using day and overnight prescriptions on board cruise ferries. Caroline travelled from the UK to Cherbourg, returning through Caen-Ouistreham.
TOURIST INFORMATION
Normandy Tourism en.normandie-tourisme.fr
From France Today Magazine
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