Perros-Guirec Restaurants – Le Belouga
A former 1 star Michelin restaurant located in a luxury hotel and spa, with an incredible view.
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Rouen – Events – Fete du Ventre – Festival of the Stomach of Rouen
Once a year, mid October, Rouen closes its city centre during a weekend and holds the “Fete du Ventre et de la Gastronomie Normande” festival. The best translation would be “Festival of the Stomach and Normandy Gastronomy“, meaning food, but it’s more than that. It’s also the “stomach” of Rouen, or if you want to put …
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Rouen – Restaurants – Dame Cakes
An institution for those in the know, Dame Cakes is THE place for desert: cakes and lots of them. It’s a tea room which also serves a light lunch. The place to eat wonderful sweets and forget about a diet.
Rouen – Restaurants – Gill
Gill restaurant in Rouen has 2 Michelin stars, therefore it’s excellent, but he also has 3 other restaurants that are cheaper, but high quality.
Rouen – Restaurants – La Couronne
La Couronne is France’s oldest Inn, going back to 1345. So it knows a thing or two about making & serving food. Try the Pressed Duck… heaven.
Rouen – Tips
Transport Getting There Air: Rouen has an airport, but it’s used mostly for charters. Sometimes, there is a scheduled service to Lyon from where you can change to other international flights. Ferry: Closest ferry is Le Havre, about a 1 hour drive or train ride from Rouen. Within Rouen There is a good public transportation system …
Saint-Malo – Tips
Transport Getting There Ferry: from the UK: Daily ferries from Portsmouth, Jersey, Guernsey, Weymouth and Poole. Air: The airport, close to Dinard, is shared with Saint-Malo and offers international flights, particularly those of Ryanair. Other international destinations will require changing in London. Click here to access the airport’s website. Restaurants More than you can handle. …
Saint-Malo Restaurant – Brasserie du Sillon
The Brasserie du Sillon has got the best view of St. Malo, no doubt about it. Food is not bad, but you go there for the view.
Trouville-Sur-Mer – Introduction
Trouville-sur-mer is a beach resort that is very popular with the Paris crowd, and for a good reason. Big, long and white sand beaches, beautiful mansions, and great food.
Trouville-Sur-Mer – Tips
Transport Getting There Train: There is a train link between Paris and the shared railway station of Trouville-sur-Mer and Deauville. There are several daily direct (and ones where you need to change) trains. Fastest time is 2 hours. Ferry: Closest ferry harbours from the UK are Ouistreham (Caen) and Le Havre Air: Deauville has an …
Trouville-sur-Mer Restaurant – Chez Alain
Chez Alain restaurant is not a restaurant in the traditional sense. It belongs to a fishing boat, and it’s a stall where they cook your choice of fresh fish and you eat it on the spot.
Valmont Restaurant – Bec au Cauchois/Pierre Caillet
With an upcoming superstar chef Pierre Caillet, the Le Bec au Chauchois restaurant painfully merits its Michelin star, and deserves a second one. But one table stands out : the table inside the kitchen!
Veules-Les-Roses – Introduction
Veules-Les-Roses in Upper Normandy is one of the best kept secrets for most tourists, especially the foreign ones, but as a place to visit, it is most interesting and rewarding. It’s a very small village (some 600 inhabitants) that is foremost a beautiful, scenic and very photogenic village. Although notable visitors like Victor Hugo stayed here, you really …
Veules-Les-Roses – Tips
Transport Getting There Ferry: Closest ferry from the UK arrives regularly at Dieppe. Within Veules-Les-Roses Veules-Les-Roses is so small you’ll spend more time trying to park than you would walk from one end to the other. Restaurants There are several reasonable, even good, restaurants in the village. The old coach inn, the Douce France, has a …