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Back to Normandy

LEletizia13 ·131 photographs ·25 Jun 2026 – 28 Jun 2026 ·4 days
Where
Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei, Bagnoles-de-l'Orne, Domfront, Cancale, Mont Saint-Michel, La Lucerne, Gouville-sur-Mer, Utah Beach, Omaha Beach, Bayeux, Honfleur, Étretat, Giverny · Normandia
When
25 Jun 2026 – 28 Jun 2026
4 days · trip of 2026
Who
Let13 · @letizia13 · Roma
How
Travel diary
The story

A long weekend in Normandy together with a friend and her daughter who, for her fifth-grade promotion, had the dream of seeing Mont Saint Michel, for her the Castle of Rapunzel. And so for me a return. A Transavia flight to Paris Orly and a car hire to follow an itinerary different from last time, which let us discover more of the Norman beauties. From the Orne department with Saint Ceneri, Bagnole and Domfront (in search of the Tower of Rapunzel discovered at Bonvoloir!), to the Manche with La Lucerne, Gouville sur Mer and the D-Day sites, to Calvados with Bayeux and Honfleur, all the way to Seine-Maritime and Eure with Etretat and Monet's places at Giverny.

The journey's photographs

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Mont Saint Michel abbey rising above the village, green meadow in foregroundIvy-covered stone house with green shutters and flower pots, Saint Ceneri le GeraiFolded red chairs outside the old stone inn in Saint Ceneri le GeraiSaint Ceneri le Gerai: stone houses with ivy and blue door on the laneStone tower with conical roof and garden in Saint Ceneri le GeraiThe church of Saint Céneri-le-Gérei overlooks the river among green treesStone bridge leading to old stone houses in Saint Céneri le GéraiMedieval stone bridge over the river in Saint Céneri-le-Gérei, sunlit houses and treesSalad plate with smoked salmon, crisp bread, on an outdoor terraceDuck confit with sauce, garlic tomatoes and galette, Normandy dishBasket of croissants and bread, pitcher of cider, Normandy breakfastBrick castle with conical towers and red gate among hedgesStone and brick villa with green balcony among trees, Saint Ceneri le GeraiLakeside half-timbered houses and flags in Bagnoles de l'Orne town centerTurreted villa by Bagnoles de l'Orne lake, reflections and flowered railingStone cottage with picnic tables among tall green trees, Saint Ceneri le GeraiMedieval stone towers with slate roofs, blue sky and green lawnThree smiling women before the stone lantern tower of La Lucerne abbeyBlack and white piebald horse in a fenced meadow at La LucerneBrown horse grazing before a stone farmhouse with slate roofs, NormandyStone chapel with cross among old gravestones, Saint-Ceneri-le-GereiCobbled street with timber-framed and stone houses, morning light in DomfrontChurch interior with wooden chairs, colorful stained glass windows and mosaic above altarWhite, blue and red painted facade with arched doors and windowsMedieval stone houses with spiral stair tower, cobbled courtyard, midday lightHalf-timbered house with Au Bar Normand sign, outdoor café tables in sunny streetRomanesque stone church with bell tower among trees in Saint-Céneri-le-GéreiStone manor house with slate roofs, flowering garden and green lawn under blue skyLow tide at Cancale: seaweed and exposed sand, distant boats on the seaBlue boat stranded on sand, low-tide boats in Cancale bayBoats stranded on sand at low tide, in CancaleCancale, boat stranded on sand at low tide, stone houses along the seawallBoats stranded on the sand at low tide, Gouville sur MerBar Le Galion and cafés with red umbrellas in Cancale squareCancale seafront, stone buildings, red restaurant umbrellas, people strolling along the promenadeBoat stranded on seaweed at low tide in front of Cancale housesCrowd around a food truck beneath the stone lighthouse on Cancale pierFresh oysters in crates and white wine bottles at Cancale marketCancale: oyster beds on the beach at low tide, turquoise seaFresh oysters on orange platters with lemon wedge, Cancale marketSmiling vendor with Cancale oysters in pink crates at marketFresh oysters and white wine on pink plates, CancaleCancale: wooden oyster beds at low tide, boats and green isletOld stone windmill with wooden sails, gravel path across open fieldsMont Saint Michel: stone abbey and ramparts on the island, sand and pale skyStone ramparts and half-timbered houses above sandy shore, Mont Saint MichelThree smiling women taking a selfie on the sand before Mont Saint Michel abbeyHalf-timbered wooden house with flower boxes, Mont Saint MichelStone crosses in the cemetery before the church at Mont Saint MichelCemetery with crosses and flowers above Mont Saint-Michel slate houses facing the bayStone houses of Mont Saint Michel overlooking sandy bay in daylightSlate rooftops of Mont Saint Michel above the tidal flats and causewayMont Saint Michel abbey rising on rock, tourists climbing stone stairwaySaint Michael statue towering over the altar with votive candles, Mont Saint MichelStone ramparts of Mont Saint Michel above sandy bay in daylightMont Saint Michel abbey rising above the village stone housesStone rampart walk at Mont Saint Michel, slate houses above the bayHalf-timbered houses at Mont Saint Michel with abbey on the rockVisitors walk the causeway toward Mont Saint Michel abbey amid sands and cloudsLow tide at Gouville sur Mer, sunlight breaking through clouds over the bayGravel path leading to the granite abbey between lawns and farm buildingsLa Lucerne Abbey, stone facade among trees and green lawnLa Lucerne abbey church: stone vaults, wooden pews, light through stained glassBlooming hydrangeas in front of the stone abbey of La LucerneLa Lucerne abbey cloister, stone walls, green lawn and overcast skySaint-Céneri-le-Gérei, old stone building with thatched roof beside the riverSmall white wooden hut with blue corrugated roof on grassy dunes, Gouville sur MerWhite wooden beach huts with colorful roofs on grassy dunes, Gouville sur MerColorful beach cabins lined up on the grassy dunes of Gouville sur MerColorful beach cabins on grassy dunes at Gouville sur Mer, low tide under cloudsWhite beach huts with colorful roofs among grassy dunes in Gouville sur MereUtah BeachUtah BeachUtah BeachUtah BeachOmaha BeachOmaha BeachOmaha BeachNormandy American CemeteryNormandy American CemeteryNormandy American CemeteryNormandy American CemeteryNormandy American CemeteryNormandy American CemeteryNormandy American CemeteryBayeuxBayeuxBayeuxBayeuxBayeuxHonfleurHonfleurHonfleurHonfleurHonfleurHonfleurHonfleurHonfleurHonfleurHonfleurHonfleurHonfleurNormandy BridgeEtretatEtretatEtretatEtretatEtretatEtretatEtretatEtretatEtretatEtretatEtretatVernon MillGivernyGiverny - Monet's HouseGiverny - Monet's HouseGiverny - Monet's HouseGiverny - Monet's HouseGiverny - Monet's HouseGiverny - Monet's GardensGiverny - Monet's GardensGiverny - Monet's GardensGiverny - Monet's GardensGiverny - Monet's GardensGiverny - Monet's GardensGiverny - Monet's GardensGiverny - Monet's GardensOn the roadParis Orly Airport

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