Seine-Maritime combines the cliffs of Étretat, Rouen, the Seine valley, abbeys and villages of the Alabaster Coast. Heritage is very varied, from Gothic art to cliff landscapes.
This itinerary spreads the best-rated sites in the catalogue over three days.
The map shows the numbered stops in visiting order, with one colour per day. The line follows the roads where available; otherwise it joins the stops as the crow flies. Distances and times are approximate (by car, without traffic).
This day brings together 3 sites close to each other: castles and museums. Allow half an hour to an hour and a half per site, plus travel time.
Driving for the day: about 12.2 km, or 23 min behind the wheel in total (excluding visits).
A rectangular castle resting on a primitive thirteenth-century circular tower with arrow slits and made of circular and rectangular towers adapted to firearms, from the mid-fifteenth century.
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Witness of the glorious or difficult hours of Dieppe, the only monument – with the churches of Saint-Rémy and Saint-Jacques – to survive the Anglo-Dutch bombardment of 1694, the Old Castle houses the town's maritime memory and one of the finest ivory collections in Europe.
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Set on a chalky promontory, the château d'Arques-la-Bataille is an exemplary reference of medieval military architecture.
View full page →This day brings together 4 sites close to each other: natural wonders and castles. It passes through Étretat. Allow half an hour to an hour and a half per site, plus travel time.
The extreme tip of Cap d'Antifer cannot be passed at sea level, even at low spring tide. It is therefore one of the few points on the coast where the foot of the cliff remains inaccessible.
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The cliffs of Étretat are an exceptional natural site where the spectacle of cliffs cut into arches, needles and pinnacles will take your breath away.
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Over 130 kilometres, the white chalk of the Pays de Caux rises in sheer cliffs facing the Channel, punctuated by natural arches famous at Étretat. This changing coastline, sculpted by marine erosion, has inspired painters and writers.
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Located north of the Seine, halfway between Honfleur and Étretat, Montivilliers abbey is among the most beautiful and prestigious abbeys of Normandy.
View full page →This day brings together 5 sites close to each other: religious sites, natural wonders and towns and cities. It passes through Rouen and Le Bocasse. Allow half an hour to an hour and a half per site, plus travel time.
Planted, according to tradition, nearly a thousand years ago, this pedunculate oak standing in the church square of Allouville-Bellefosse is one of the most famous trees in France.
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A twelfth-century Benedictine abbey and its 4-ha monastic garden among the most beautiful in northern France, 10 km west of Rouen.
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The primatial cathedral of Notre-Dame de l'Assomption in Rouen is the town's most prestigious monument.
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Historic capital of Normandy where Joan of Arc was burned, whose Renaissance Gros-Horloge still overlooks a half-timbered shopping street.
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A Norman leisure park opened in 1967 north of Rouen, known for its mascot bees, its roller coasters including Orochi and its family attractions.
View full page →From May to September the weather is more favourable. The weather changes quickly: pack a waterproof layer. Summer is busy on the coast, especially at Étretat.
A car is practical for linking the coast and the Seine valley. Rouen is explored on foot. Ferries let you cross the Seine at several points.
La Haye de Routot is a village in the Brotonne forest, in the Eure département. You can see there the largest thousand-year-old yews in France.
Discover a visit of a new kind. Through a spectacular and innovative staging, take part in a real judicial investigation to discover the fate of Joan of Arc.
The Fine Arts Museum brings together one of the most prestigious collections in France.
The Clères zoological park is a French zoological and botanical park, part of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle and run by the Seine-Maritime Département.
The Palais Bénédictine is a building mixing neo-Gothic and neo-Renaissance styles, built in the late nineteenth century at Fécamp for Alexandre-Prosper Le Grand, a spirits merchant who made his fortune inventing and marketing the Bénédictine liqueur.
The forêt d'Eawy is one of the great forests of the Pays de Bray, in Normandy.