Insider’s Guide

A Chinese restaurant in Normandy may not seem very French but with the start of the Chinese New Year approaching ...
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A new British Normandy memorial will be unveiled on Friday 4th September 2020 in Ver-sur-Mer. The names of over 22,000 ...
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Let me introduce you to galette des rois. This pastry celebration cake is a tradition that goes back around 300 ...
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Day 24 of the Normandy Advent Calendar is the Normandy island commune of Mont Saint Michel. It's my favourite place, ...
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Day 23 of the Normandy Advent Calendar features the beach at Barneville-Carteret. There are two photos both of which were ...
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Day 22 of the Normandy Advent Calendar looks at Coutance's public garden. The photo shows one of the feature flower ...
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The Normandy high tides feature on day 21 of the Normandy Advent Calendar. There's a road under all that water! ...
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Lucerne Abbey is a 12th century Normandy abbey. It's my choice for day 20 of the Normandy Advent Calendar. The ...
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Utah Beach is my choice for day 19 of the Normandy Advent Calendar. Despite the horrors of D-Day, I love ...
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Day 18 of the Normandy Advent Calendar is Normandy cheese. The bread and wine make the perfect accompaniment! There are ...
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The Non-Violence sculpture is an amazing piece of art and my choice for day 17 of the Normandy Advent Calendar ...
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Visiting the cathedral in Bayeux is just one of the many things to do in Bayeux. This photo is my ...
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