December 2024 - France is introducing new free flow (flux libre) tolls, designed to avoid congestion at toll booths (péages) on autoroutes. No more toll barriers! Gantries equipped with cameras,…
Photo by julie aagaard on Pexels.com Villers-sur-Mer (14 Calvados, Normandie ) holds an annual Scallop and Gastronomy Festival Fete de la Coquille Saint Jacques et de la Gastronomie 28 -…
A great new 420 km long cycle route beside the Seine river linking Paris to Normandy has been launched = (V33) La Seine à Velo - Paris to the sea!…
This archaeological site is open to the public for this festival with reenactments and medieval market. The Chateau is located in the small undulating forestry region of Cinglais, to the…
Deauville Music Festival, (14 Calvados, Normandie) runs 6 - 27 April 2024 also known as the Festival of Easter (Festival de Pâcques) is a feast of classical music with nine…
Ouistreham beach Ouistreham (14 Calvados, Normandie) is known to many as the port of arrival/departure for Brittany Ferries cross-channel crossing from Portsmouth to Caen. Yet it is worth a visit,…
The Normandy port of Port-en-Bessin-Huppain (14 Calvados, Normandie) holds its Scallop Festival (Le Gout du Large) 9 - 10 November 2024. Held in the biggest Scallop port in Normandie -…
Normandy is rightly famed for its cheeses, and the town of Pont l'Eveque celebrates its eponymous cheese with a Cheese Festival (Fete du Fromage) 18 - 21 May 2023. Over…
Cambremer Gourmet Festival (Les Rencontres de Cambremer) takes place 4 - 5 May 2024. The weekend includes a festival celebrating local produce, with the market of appellations (Le marché des…
France has always been keen on cycling - the annual Tour de France is probably the biggest cycle race in the world, covering over 3000km in 3 weeks each July,…
Le Moyen Age en Fete 13 - 30 July 2024 In Calvados (14, Calvados, Normandie) between Caen and Lisieux is a unique example of a small French castle that has…
There are a selection of "medieval" gardens in central France which could be worth a visit to explore both history and horticulture: See our map of French Gardens Jardins du…
The Chateau de Vendeuvre plays host to a tulip festival (Festival de la Tulipe) 1-30 April 2024 which should be a great celebration of Spring - especially after such a…
Festival of American Film in France! C'est Hollywood sur mer??
There is an annual cider festival at Le Sap (61 Orne, Normandie), not far from Vimoutiers and Camembert country! 12 - 13 November 2022 - Fête du Cidre à l’ancienne,…
Lisieux (14 Calvados, Normandie) holds it traditional Christmas market on the place Mitterand 7 December 2024 - 19 January 2025 Don't miss the choirs singing and the arrival of Father…
The birthplace of Impressionism, Normandy has already hosted four editions of the “Normandie Impressionniste” festival. Rouen (76 Seine-Maritime, Normandie) and the Seine Valley, have been important with their shared past…
Caen (14 Calvados, Normandie) holds its Wonderful World of Christmas Market from 25 November - 31 December 2024 This includes a traditional Christmas market of wooden chalets in the centre…
Every year the Association Tour de Normandie des Vehicules Historiques (Classic Tour of Normandie Association) organises a rally of vintage cars through the back roads of Normandie. The Tour de Normandie takes…
Caen (14, Calvados, Normandy) is a major French port and a cross-channel ferry port - but, of course, the Ferry docks at Ouistreham which is on the coast, whilst the…