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A country doctor, in Val-de-la-Haye, Normandy

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Tucked away between the river and cliffs in one of those generous curves of the Seine near Rouen, is Val-de-la-Haye. Here you are within sight of that ancient city and possibly walking on what was once the river. Land has been reclaimed to ensure a sturdy road, with green and fertile

The brilliance of Beaumont-en-Auge

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It is easy to zoom through Beaumont-en-Auge on the way somewhere else.  South, to taste ancient Calvados at Pierre Huet or North, to collect fossils on the beach at Villers-sur-mer. The best decisions In the minute it takes to drive through the village you will notice a street of perfect beamed houses,

For the love of Laika, in Dives-sur-Mer

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We matched our postcard and strolled confidently through the archway to have some lunch, only to discover it was packed and all the sensible people had booked. So we went in search of a mysterious building we had heard about, the Blue House. We found it hidden away on a unimpressive

The golden man of Lillebonne

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Our postcard prepared us for some impressive ancient ruins, but not for finding a huge amphitheatre in the middle of a small Normandy town.  Why in Lillebonne? And who was the golden man? A quick bit of scene setting Back when the Romans thought they ruled ­the land now known as Normandy,

Guest post! The death wedding of Honfleur…

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Frederic Shoberl Esq., when writing his ‘Excursions in Normandy’ in 1841, relayed the tragic story of the death-wedding of Honfleur. Frederic was aboard 'Le Passager', sailing between Le Havre and Honfleur, when he struck up a conversation with the Helmsman, who told him of a strange tale of heartache, catastrophe and the

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