Chalk cliffs, harbour towns, and the Seine's mouth.
You're between Étretat and Honfleur, with Le Havre to the south and Fécamp up the coast — all easy day trips. The GR21 hiking trail begins at the gîte's gate and the bakery is a 150-metre walk.
Each one a different reason to stay a week.
Étretat
Walk the cliff-top above the Aiguille at sunset. The casino, the seafront promenade, and a dozen good restaurants in the village.
Honfleur
Slate-clad façades around the Vieux Bassin, art galleries on every other corner, and seafood at the dockside.
Le Havre
UNESCO post-war architecture by Auguste Perret, the MuMa modern-art museum, and the long pebble beach.
Fécamp
The Bénédictine Palace, the cathedral cliffs, and a working fishing port that still smells of the morning catch.
Most of what you'll want is a quarter-hour away.
A practical reference for planning the week — most days you'll drive less than half an hour. The Côte d'Albâtre is compact and the roads are quiet outside July and August.
- Bakery150 m on foot
- Pizzeria200 m on foot
- Greengrocer5 min on foot
- Bus stop100 m
- GR21 trailheadAt the gate
- Forest1 km
- Golf course1 km
- Beach6 km
- Étretat cliffs8 km
- Le Havre centre10 km
- Le Havre train station10 km
- Fécamp35 km
- Honfleur40 km
- Rouen90 km
- Paris200 km · 2 h drive
- Le Havre Octeville Airport1 km
How we'd spend a Norman week, if it were ours.
A loose itinerary — feel free to scramble it. Most guests stay seven nights and don't see everything; some come back.
Walk Étretat at sunrise
Drive 12 minutes, park near the casino, and walk the cliff-top path north before the cafés open. Breakfast at La Salamandre when you come back down.
Le Havre & the MuMa
The UNESCO city centre, the modern-art museum at the harbour mouth, and lunch at one of the seafront brasseries. Bring layers — the wind off the Channel is real.
Quiet day in the garden
Pick up oysters and bread on the way home, fire the barbecue at six, light the wood stove at nine. Children play pétanque until dark.
Honfleur for the day
The Vieux Bassin, the Église Sainte-Catherine, the galleries on rue de l'Homme-de-Bois, and lunch at any of the dockside seafood places. Cross the Pont de Normandie on the way back.
Fécamp & the Bénédictine
Tour the Palais Bénédictine, walk up to Notre-Dame du Salut for the cliff view, then a long lunch at the port. Bring back a bottle.
Étretat — the other side
This time south, the lesser-walked path to the Manneporte and the Aiguille from below. Café in the village, a swim if it's warm.