Pont
Audemer : The commune was spared substantial
damage to its historic buildings during the
Battle of Normandy. Nowadays the half-timbered
buildings and the canals running between them
are a tourist attraction. The church of Saint-Ouen
is noted for its Renaissaince stained glass.
Cormeilles : This
small town is typically Norman and is located
on the Calonne, a stream which empties into
the Touques. It does not fall into the watershed
of the Seine. It is part of the Pays d'Auge.
Honfleur
: Honfleur is a harbour commune in the
Norman département of Calvados, in France,
located on the southern bank of the estuary
of the Seine, very close to the exit of the
Pont de Normandie. It is especially known for
its old, beautiful picturesque port, characterized
by its houses with slate-covered frontages,
painted many times by artists, including in
particular Gustave Courbet, Claude Monet and
Johan Jongkind, forming the école de
Honfleur which contributed to the appearance
of the Impressionist movement . The Sainte-Catherine
church, which has a bell-tower separate from
the principal building, is the largest church
made out of wood in France.
Deauville
: Deauville is a commune of the Calvados
département, in the Basse-Normandie région,
in France. With its racecourse, harbour, marinas,
conference center, villas, Grand Casino and
sumptuous hotels, Deauville is regarded as the
queen of the Norman beaches.
Rouen
: Rouen is the historical capital city
of Normandy, in northwestern France on the River
Seine, and currently the capital of the Haute-Normandie
(Upper Normandy) région. Once one of
the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval
Europe, Rouen was the seat of the Exchequer
of Normandy in the Middle Ages. It was one of
the capitals of the Anglo-Norman dynasties,
which ruled both England and large parts of
modern France from the 11th century to the 15th
century. It is in Rouen where Joan of Arc was
burnt in 1431.
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