{"id":18694,"date":"2015-11-06T06:31:52","date_gmt":"2015-11-06T06:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/?p=18694"},"modified":"2025-08-30T14:47:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T13:47:36","slug":"ouistreham-seafood-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/ouistreham-seafood-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Ouistreham Seafood Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
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Ouistreham<\/strong> (14 Calvados, Normandie<\/em>) is known to many as the port of arrival\/departure for Brittany Ferries<\/a> cross-channel crossing from Portsmouth to Caen<\/strong>. Yet it is worth a visit, not least for the Ouistreham<\/strong> Seafood Festival (F\u00eate de la Coquille & de la Gastronomie<\/em>) 18 – 19 October 2025<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0– see www.calvados-tourisme.com<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The following week the nearby resort of Villers-sur-Mer<\/strong>\u00a0(14 Calvados, Normandie<\/em>) – about 20 miles along the coast to the east) also holds a Seafood Festival (f\u00eate de la coquille Saint-Jacques et des fruits de mer<\/em>) <\/del>– see\u00a0Villers-sur-Mer<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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\"ouistreham_brittany_ferries\"F\u00eate de la Coquille & de la Gastronomie<\/em><\/h4>\r\n

There is a farmers’ market, stands selling scallops and other local delicacies, sea-shanty singing, cookery demonstrations, fish-smoking and exhibitions of photos and paintings of marine subjects, models of ships – plus the chance to visit some of the boats or go on a guided tour of the ships and the lighthouse!<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

There are some great beaches nearby and the town has a good selection of hotels<\/a> and restaurants. World War II sites for the Normandy landings and the Pegasus Bridge are close by, and the city of Caen<\/strong> is only 20 minutes away!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

For more on the\u00a0Ouistreham Seafood Festival see http:\/\/ouistreham-rivabella.fr<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Stay in the Hotel de la Plage<\/a> – a charming old villa which features a beautiful summer garden, close to the beach and the centre of Ouistreham<\/strong>, Riva Bella<\/strong> and the port.
Ouistreham<\/strong> is the ideal seafront destination for a weekend or a longer holiday in Normandy.

Ouistreham<\/strong>, on the C\u00f4te de Nacre coast, is the ideal destination for a family seaside holiday or a relaxing weekend for 2 in Normandy.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

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For more info and to check availabilty at this Ouistreham hotel see Hotel de la Plage<\/mark><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

For a hotel right by the cross-channel ferry port see Ibis Styles Ouistreham<\/mark><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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