GourmetFly.com An invitation to Normandy... Le Pays d'Auge Le Pays d'Auge is the backcountry of the famous seashore towns of Honfleur, Deauville and Trouville. It takes like two small hours to come from Paris. This is the production region of the cheese stars Camembert, Pont-Lévèque & Livarot), and here also are distilled the best calvados apple brandies. A swan exploring the Risle Normandy is a paradise for the cheese amateur Honfleur & Deauville Parisians love Deauville, Trouville and Honfleur for different reasons. Deauville is an elegant resort offering beaches, golf courses, horse races, casinos and palace hotels. Trouville is more the place to find good restaurants, serving seafood in front of the fishers market. Honfleur is an old small harbor visited for the many antique shops and art galleries found in the narrow streets, and for the pleasure of a drink at a café of the old port. The port of Honfleur Shrimp fisher boat and nets On the picture the walls of the old houses may look dark. They are nicely and fully covered of slate to protect the wood constructions against salty sea winds and rains of the winter storms. Most of the buildings are very old. The clear one on the right is the former salt cellar (grenier à sel), now a town museum. The port of Honfleur Great seafood dinner in Trouville and palace breakfast in Deauville... The mill of Aclou on the river La Risle Pont-Audemer does not claim to be the Venice, of Normandy but is clearly built on water * Gastronomie Calvados distilleries, but also cider and cheese farms (1) can be visited at several places on the vallée de la Touques. Of course it is possible to take away what you like. The label beside is from a distillery on the river Touques very near some of the best sea trout stretches. (1) For camembert, pont-lévèque and livarot best traditional quality cheese said AOC Pays d'Auge & fermier . Manor in the valley of la Touques cows patiently preparing cheese ! Market day in Pont-Audemer * The Cotentin region of Normandy In the Cotentin are found many highlights of Normandy. The Mont Saint Michel, the battlefields of the 6th June 1944 D-Day, The tapestry of Bayeux. Oyster bays & great seafood. The famous tapestry of Bayeux 6th June 19944 - American cemetery of Colleville sur Mer Le Mont Saint Michel Inn owner and salmon angler The Mont Saint Michel from the "salted meadows" reputed to give a wonderful taste to lambs Kitchen of the restaurant La Mère Poulard * Back to top