Places to Visit
Cambremer is an ideal touring centre.
Within 30 minutes drive:
Sandy beaches of stylish Deauville and Cabourg
Honfleur, picturesque port, artist's paradise with many galleries
Caen with its ancient battlements, museums, abbeys, Peace Memorial, and, of course, shopping! Massive out-of-town shopping complex off RN13.
Falaise with its spectacular and dramatically-restored castle, birthplace of William the Conqueror
Trouville, where the Parisians holiday, renowned for its seafood restaurants
Lisieux, with the massive Basilica, in memory of Sainte Therese
Several chateaux, including Crevecoeur
Pegasus Bridge and other D-day sites
And a little further afield:
D-Day landing beaches (5/6 June 1944 - Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword) and Arromanches - Mulberry harbour and 'living museum'.
Bayeux with the 11th century tapestry depicting the 1066 invasion of England
Les Andelys, with the castle (Chateau Gaillard) commissioned by Richard the Lionheart, overlooking the Seine Valley
Monet's Garden at Giverny
Festyland children's theme park in western outskirts of Caen
Suisse Normande region (deep wooded gorges cut by the River Orne) with Bagnoles de L'Orne (largest spa in Western France)
Mont St Michel (spectacular!)
Rouen...Dieppe...The Brotonne National Park.....and Paris, just 2 1/2 hours by Autoroute.