touristic guide Upper Normandy

Relive the authentic history of Calvados in this typical Norman setting. Discover the lengthy stages of the transformation of the humble apple into this amber nectar. Visit the Home of the Auge Region and Calvados, the distillery, the bottling plant, the cellars where the Calvados is aged and t...

Unique in Normandy, in the village of Authevernes visit a military construction from the Middle Ages, listed (in 1933) as a rare Historic Monument : A fortified house from 13th and 15th centuries, the fortifications have many defensive structures: murder hole, arrow slits, tall oblong tower, medi...

Factory Museum. Combs and finery from 17th - 20th Century. Lecturers for groups by appointment. Visit lasts approx. 90 minutes. Enter the world of comb makers in the former capital of comb and finery manufacturers with workshops and exhibits. Closed from 15/12-15/02 and May 1st. Contact us.

The Museum of Glassmaking set up home in 1993, in an annexe of the Manoir de Fontaine (Manor of the Fountain), in the heart of “Glass Valley”. Permanent exhibition with knowledgeable guides who will explain the various roles of latter day glassmakers. You will also find out about the work of refr...

Established in 1113, this Benedictine Abbey of St George is built on a hillside, in a prominent position. The Romanesque abbey church and the chapel hall were constructed in the 12th century. The monastic structure was rebuilt in 1690 and restored in 1996. The monastic gardens, one of the most ...

Former spa town of the French royalty, today a Green Resort “Station Verte de Vacances”. Your tailor-made visit: lodgings, meals and visits (local produce, museums, Casino, gardens...) Ask for Stephanie, from Tues to Sat.

Cultural centre, on the edge of Crevon, in a former 18th century press, saved from ruin in 1977. 500 moving models of which 300 portray the main scenes from Flaubert's “Madame Bovary”. Open from 1st May to 31st Oct: Sat, Sun and public holidays from 2.30-6pm and daily in July/Aug, except Mon. Gr...

At the heart of the Seine valley, hidden behind foliage, Bizy invites you to discover the majesty of its main courtyard and park dotted with fountains (being restored): lion fountains, water staircase, pools with water horses and dolphins... built in 1741 by Contant d'Ivry for the Duke de Belle-I...

An important centre for linen making until 1840, Routot displays the history, culture, craft and industrial uses of this millinery fibre turned from the little blue flower into thick postal sacks. Groups by appointment. Guided tour: 2.50 €. Shop. Many gift ideas.

Since 1995, this museum has contained a unique exhibition: the 'Skinned' of Doctor Auzoux, used to train generations of doctors around the world up to the present day. Since 2005, the Museum of Anatomy has opened a room dedicated to fauna and flora, where some of the items retained at the closure...

Climb aboard a true time machine and hear the tales of the railway on a trunk route of the former Rouen-Orléans line. Absorb the ambiance of the era: the ticket offices, the lever, and all the buildings at Pacy station... On board trains from another time, see the beauty of the countryside and th...

One of the most prestigious collections of France brings together paintings, sculptures, drawings and objets d’art from the end of the Middle-Ages to present day. The most important masters - Véronèse, Caravaggio, Rubens, Velázquez, Poussin, Fragonard, Ingres, Géricault, Delacroix, Modigliani, th...

This very original institution, imagined by the donor Henri Le Secq des Tournelles, occupies a former Gothic church and has the largest collection of old iron objects from the Gallo-Roman era up to the 19th Century. 8,000 pieces with all sorts of uses - building applications like grills, staircas...

The museum, installed in a superb hotel d'Hocqueville (17th-18th Century), displays the most important producers of china: Delft, Nevers, and centres on the splendours of Rouen production - tiles from Masséot Abaquesne (16th century), blue cameo from Poterat, polychrome decorations, sparkling chi...