Our guest blogger today is Cook’s Handbook for Normandy (and Brittany) from 1883. Excerpts include traveler advice, the Norman character and scenery. Every town and larger village are described, but for this match we have included a visitor guide to Bayeux. We expected the handbook to be a little dry but it
Making the most of Normandy
What to do with just one day in Normandy; the WW2 historian
Celebrating women of Normandy this International Women’s Day
On this International Women’s Day we take a look at the remarkable women who have have helped make Normandy the place we love. In no particular order they are: Designer Coco Chanel When Coco Chanel opened her first dress shop in Deauville, overheated over-corseted ladies summering in the town were startled then delighted
Musée Historique of Mont Saint-Michel – midweek picture post!
A visit to Mont Saint-Michel always raises our spirits and our heart rates as we clamber up so, so many steps. The paved plateau by Chapelle Notre-Dame-sous-Terre is about the highest place visitors can explore, with a view well worth the gasping and being elbowed aside by power walking retirees. This
