Other Normandy Tours

East of Caen, Pays d'Auge is Normandy's most emblematic area. From Pont l’Évêque to Livarot, via Lisieux, this is the land of apple orchards, stud farms and half-timbered houses. Explore some of its most remarkable sites during our full-day tour.

Honfleur : ports don’t come any prettier than Honfleur on the Seine estuary. Colourful half-timbered houses jostle for position on the quays, along with art galleries and restaurants. Packed with things to see and do, it’s not for nothing that Honfleur is one of the most popular places to visit in France.  Walking tour of the medieval town of Honfleur, its picturesque streets and its old port lined with colourful cafes and restaurants. Walk around the old port, discover Sainte Catherine Church, very unusual in that it is built entirely of wood and was made by shipwrights who incorporated many nautical decorative details, including a ceiling that resembled the hull of a ship. The ever-changing light in Honfleur inspired Monet, Boudin and Renoir.

Côte de Grâce : discover the Côte de Grâce, portion of the Côte Fleurie (Floral Coast) as we drive from Honfleur to Deauville.
The name was given in 1903 by Raymond Coustant de Yanville, president of the regional horticultural society, to the flowered countryside lying beyond the coastal hills and to the gardens of the 19th-century seafront villas built during the Belle Époque. With the development of tourism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the French coastline was split into various names to distinguish their varying landscapes.
This scenic coast has a number of long sandy beaches separated by low cliffs and river valleys

Deauville : a popular seaside resort for locals and tourists alike, Deauville oozes style. Hosting glamorous events such as horse races and polo matches and the prestigious annual Deauville American Film Festival, Deauville also boasts two world-class golf courses, a thalassotherapy spa, and high-end hotels, boutiques and restaurants, not to mention its magnificent beach and famous boardwalk.
This walking tour of Deauville will make you feel like a movie star!

Beuvron en Auge : an archetypal Norman village, its half-timbered houses lovingly restored, Beuvron-en-Auge lies inland from the resort of Cabourg on the Côte Fleurie (Flowered Coast), but this place is redolent of traditional rustic Normandy, with its concentration of local producers and antiques dealers. Beuvron-en-Auge is particularly packed with gems. Admire the 16th-century Vieux Manoir, the 17th- and 18th-century elaborate half-timbered houses and the 18th-century Auberge de la Boule d’Or, a classic former inn. Round and about the village and the area, seek out craft workshops and places selling local produce, which you can often taste on the spot. Such tours prove priceless. A quintessential norman village located on the Cider Route, no wonder world-famous artist David Hockney has chosen to live and work in Beuvron-en-Auge!

Calvados & cider farm : no visit of the Pays d'Auge would be complete without a proper understanding of its local beverages : the cider and the Calvados! Visit one of the most popular farms and learn how the producers work in respect of the traditions. Calvados is distilled from cider made from specially grown and selected apples, from over 200 named varieties. It is not uncommon for a calvados producer to use over 100 specific varieties of apples.

Ramble round the Cider Route and enter one of the many distilleries that unveil the secrets of producing these famous and delicious beverages : cider, Calvados and pommeau. Don't leave without a sip. The Pays d'Auge, the other land of cheeses: camembert, pont-l'évêque and livarot are our three specialties. Taste them all and find your favorite.

Livarot : having specialised in metal production from antiquity until the 17th century, today Livarot is most famous for its cheese. This famous cheese, nicknamed the “colonel”, brought wealth and prosperity to the town throughout the 19th century and until the middle of the 20th century. This speciality cheese is still a source of great interest today, and the secrets of making Pays d’Auge AOP (protected designation of origin) cheeses can be discovered at the village cheese dairy. Visit Graindorge cheese dairy in Livarot, using non-pasteurised milk, of course, to guarantee the AOC label. Observe the Livarot and Pont l´Evêque workshops, AOC cheeses from Normandy, through a corridor of glazed galleries.

Pont-L'Evêque : a charming town with an eventful history and architecture so typical of Normandy’s lovely Pays d’Auge area.

- Picnic in the orchard : enjoy a basket of regional products at the 17th century farmhouse. We promise you will not leave hungry!

- After lunch discover and witness the mystery of transformation that turns apples into Calvados during our visit of one of the most famous production farm. We include a prestige tasting of the products.

We offer you two options for a full-day tour.

Honfleur & Etretat or Rouen & Etretat.

Rouen : Capital of Normandy, and the birthplace of the region when the city and the area around it where given to the Viking Rollo in 911. Rouen is most famous for being the city where Joan of Arc was tried and executed. Throughout history, the city has been well documented for having a fabulous art scene, something which is still true to this day. During the 20th-century, the likes of Claude Monet, as well as many others, ventured to the city and were even inspired to paint the town. Today, the city has the most classified buildings of any city in France. Attractions such as the cathedral, the parliament buildings, and the Grand Horloge are all protected under French law.

Ports don’t come any prettier than Honfleur on the Seine estuary. Colourful half-timbered houses jostle for position on the quays, along with art galleries and restaurants. Packed with things to see and do, it’s not for nothing that Honfleur is one of the most popular places to visit in France.  

Nature has carved unusual shapes out of the white cliffs in Etretat, and as a result, this picturesque spot attracted many Impressionist painters, who sought to capture the cliffs on canvas. The pretty seaside town of Etretat is also the setting for Maurice Leblanc’s popular French children’s book about Arsène Lupin, the gentleman burglar.