Just as the west coast of the Cotentin peninsula is steep, the east coast on the Normandy side is gentle and relaxing. The relief gives way to immense sandy and pebble beaches beyond the rocky Pointe de Barfleur. Barfleur is one of France’s most beautiful villages, with its imposing granite architecture – the same granite that Vauban liked to use for building Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue and on the Île de Tatihou. Continuing southwards, you’re surprised by the immensity of the beaches, the very ones where the Normandy landings took place in Normandy in 1944, including Utah Beach, dotted with bunkers buried in the dunes. Impossible not to pass by Sainte-Mère Église, famous since “The Longest Day” and its parachutist hanging from the bell tower… Coast and land forever marked by history, from the battles against the English to D-Day, we slowly arrive in Normandy, a land of green bocage green bocage, apple trees, cider, cream caramels, calvados… This region is also a unique wetland area, protected by the Parc Naturel Régional des Marais et du Bessin, a territory between land and ocean that changes its face with the passing of time. land and ocean, its face changing with the seasons. A short tour between coast and inland, nature, ocean, history and memory, to be followed by the western part of the Pointe du Cotentin for a complete tour of the English Channel.
Departures from April to October
Price to come* (land only)
INCLUDED
Overnight accommodation + breakfast (except half-board at St Vaast La Hougue)
Luggage transport between accommodations according to chosen formula
Cab transfer on day 2 from Cherbourg to Pointe du Bruley and on day 5 between Le Grand Vey and Carantan
Tourist taxes
Logbook, 1 copy per registration form
EXCLUDED
Dinners (except 1 meal at St Vaast La Hougue)
Lunches
Drinks and personal expenses
Sightseeing
Transportation to and from meeting point
All insurance
Luggage transportation for backpack tours
Registration fees
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