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Normandy

Things to see in Normandy

46 sights, museums, parks and places worth the stop.

Half-timbered houses along the Grande Rue of Mont-Saint-Michel

Mont-Saint-Michel · Historic Towns

Grande Rue (Mont-Saint-Michel)

The steep medieval main street climbing Mont-Saint-Michel
A pebble beach at the base of a steep, eroded cliff face under an overcast sky, with the sea visible to the left.

Etretat · Cliffs

Cap de la Hève

Chalk cliffs with flint arches on Alabaster Coast
The image displays a cluster of traditional stone buildings with steep, tiled roofs, including a prominent stone tower with a conical roof on the right, set within a village environment.

Saint-céneri-le-gérei · Castles

Château de Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei

Most Beautiful Village with 12th-century Romanesque church
A large brick church with a tall, pointed spire and Gothic-style arched windows, set against a blue sky with white clouds, located in an urban street setting.

Deauville · Historic Architecture

Église Notre-Dame

Catholic church in Deauville, Normandy
Flags outside the Mémorial de Caen museum

Caen · Guided Tours

Memorial de Caen

Europe's largest 20th-century history museum
A black and white photograph of a historic half-timbered house with a steep tiled roof and dormer windows, featuring a sign for "CASINO A GAUCHE" on the right side.

Lisieux · Cultural Centers

Musée de la Vie Normande

Art and history museum in a historic half-timbered house
Street view toward the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Rouen, with its Gothic tower visible above the rooftops.

Rouen · Museums & Culture

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen

15th-century art, Impressionist masterpieces, and Caravaggio
A low-angle interior photograph looking up at the stone vaulted ceilings, clustered columns, and clerestory windows of a large Gothic cathedral.

Rouen · Architectural Landmarks

Rouen Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rouen)

France's widest Gothic facade and world's tallest spire
A wide-angle photograph of a large, historic stone monastery complex with a central bell tower and symmetrical wings, set behind a grassy lawn under a cloudy sky.

Caen · Historic Architecture

Abbaye aux Dames

11th-century Benedictine abbey founded by William the Con...
The Basilica of Sainte-Thérèse above its gardens in Lisieux

Lisieux · Historic Architecture

Basilica of Saint Thérèse

Neo-Byzantine basilica with 4,000-seat capacity
The abbey church and Gothic buildings crowning the summit of Mont-Saint-Michel

Mont-Saint-Michel · Historic Architecture

Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey

The Benedictine abbey crowning the tidal island of Mont-Saint-Michel
A wooden boardwalk promenade with people walking, a gazebo labeled "KIOSQUE INFO PLAGE," and beachside shops under an overcast sky.

Deauville · Historic Architecture

Les Planches (The Boardwalk)

Interwar wooden boardwalk with red and blue parasols