Rough Guide to Normandy and Brittany

• Book Title: Rough Guide to Brittany and Normandy
• Author: Greg Ward
• Year written/published: 2007 (10th edition)
• Book Source: Google Books, Library
• Summary: Travel guide to the northern regions of France
• Some extracts:

The Regions:

1. Normandy – Seine Maritime
2. Normandy – Lower Normandy coast
3. Normandy – Inland Normandy
4. Brittany – North coast and Rennes
5. Brittany - Finistere
6. Brittany – Inland Brittany: Nantes-Brest Canal
7. Brittany – South Coast

The highlights of Seint Maritime:

• Hotel de la Terrasse: lovely cliff top hotel that makes a perfect first or last night stopover for ferry passengers
• Etretat: Normandy’s most attractive little resort, offering great walks to admire its spectacular cliff formations
• Pont de Normandie: Vertiginous Bridge across the Seine that’s both an architectural marvel and an exhilarating thrill to walk over.
• Rouen: Despite war damages, this fine old medieval city would still seem familiar to Joan of Arc, who perished in its main square
• Giverny: Claude Monet’s house and garden

The highlights of the lower coast of Normandy

• D-day beaches
• Bayeux Tapestry
• Mont-St- Michel: Second only to the Eiffel Tower, the island abbey of Mont-St-Michel is a magnificent spectacle.
• Les maisons satie
• Le Ferme Auberge des Aulnettes
• Arromanches
• Le Conquerant

The highlights of the Brittany – North coast and Rennes:

• St-Malo: Overcrowded it may be, but St-Malo’s walled citadels still feels like the romantic haunt of pirates and explorers
• Dinan: With its imposing and delightful lanes, Dinan is one of France’s medieval towns
• Logis de Jerzual
• Au Pied d’Cheval
• Binic
• Ile de Brehat
• Sentier des Dounaiers
• Cairn de Barnenez