Highlights of Normandy: Monet’s Garden, Rouen and Honfleur

William the Conqueror, D-Day, atmospheric Honfleur, medieval Rouen immortalised by Monet plus delightful Bayeux. This gorgeous region, a microcosm of France, is just delightful.

For a short break with a difference, Normandy is hard to beat - it really is one of the truly unspoilt corners of Europe. The region is lush and green, with its patchwork of tiny fields and half-timbered buildings and if the beautiful landscapes alone were not enticing enough, Normandy is also known as 'Cider and Cream Country' which requires no further explanation!

The history of Normandy is so intertwined with our own. You will see echoes of Joan of Arc, the D-Day landings, Richard the Lionheart and of course the most famous of all, William, the -??Conqueror-? of England. Everything in Normandy seems vaguely familiar, yet foreign, it's hard to put your finger on it exactly. This is hardly surprising really as not only is so much of our heritage shared - the same Vikings who visited Normandy also visited Britain. In fact the present day Normans seem to have more in common with us, than they do with the rest of the French! So there is no doubt you will be made to feel at home. Rouen, Bayeux, Honfleur, Fecamp, Arromanches - some of the names you'll know and some of them you won't but that's the beauty of Normandy, it's sheer variety, so come with us and see.