Towns & cities · Honfleur
1 Honfleur
A historic port on the Seine estuary, with its Vieux Bassin lined with tall half-timbered houses, a source of inspiration for the Impressionist painters.
View full page →2 days on the Côte Fleurie and in the Pays d'Auge
Painters' harbours, elegant seaside resorts, fossil cliffs and half-timbered villages among the apple trees: the Côte Fleurie and the Pays d'Auge offer a complete Normandy weekend.
Our day-by-day itinerary
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).
Day 1 — Honfleur to Naturospace
Honfleur, its Old Harbour and the lanes that inspired the Impressionists, then the Naturospace and its great butterfly greenhouse.
Zoos & wildlife parks · Calvados
2 Naturospace
In the largest tropical butterfly greenhouse in France, kept at 28°C, the most extraordinary species rival in shape and colour the most exotic flowers.
View full page →Day 2 — Deauville to Beuvron-en-Auge
Deauville and its boardwalk, the Vaches Noires cliffs and the Paléospace in Villers-sur-Mer, then Beuvron-en-Auge, one of the most beautiful villages in France.
Towns & cities · Deauville
3 Deauville
A chic seaside resort of the Côte Fleurie, famous for its wooden Planches along the beach, its cabins bearing star names and its American film festival.
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Natural wonders · Calvados
4 Les Falaises des Vaches Noires
The Vaches Noires in Normandy (Calvados, France) are cliffs made mainly of clays and glauconitic chalk.
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Museums · Calvados
5 Paléospace l'Odyssée
A museum for the whole family to discover palaeontology. The evolution of the earth, fossils, dinosaurs...
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Villages · Calvados
6 Beuvron-en-Auge
A little jewel of Norman architecture, dominated by half-timbering, Beuvron-en-Auge is classified as a "most beautiful village of France".
View full page →When to go
All year round, preferably in spring, when the apple trees are in blossom, and in September. Summer is very lively on the coast.
Getting around
A car is the simplest option. Deauville is served by train from Paris; buses link the coastal resorts.
Our tips
- At the Vaches Noires, keep away from the foot of the cliffs, which are prone to rockfalls.
- Taste cider, pommeau and calvados at a Pays d'Auge producer.
- Park outside the centre of Honfleur in summer.
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