Guidebook for Falaise
Sightseeing
Chateau Guillaume-le-Conquerant
Place Guillaume le ConquérantNorman castle well worth a visit
If you love automata, this is the place for you. Lovely set-pieces from Parisian store shop windows throughout the 20th century
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Automates Avenue
Boulevard de la LibérationIf you love automata, this is the place for you. Lovely set-pieces from Parisian store shop windows throughout the 20th century
An interesting road with several old houses, showing what Falaise must have been like before the Allied bombing in 1944
Rue du Sergent Goubin
Rue du Sergent GoubinAn interesting road with several old houses, showing what Falaise must have been like before the Allied bombing in 1944
Abbaye aux Hommes
Esplanade Jean-Marie LouvelAbbey built by William the Conqueror in 12th century
Another of William the Conqueror's chateaux, with an excellent museum and an art gallery
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Caen kastali
Another of William the Conqueror's chateaux, with an excellent museum and an art gallery
Le Château
Le ChâteauA charming little chateau with a lovely garden full of surprises
The valley of the Orne and the Suisse-Normande are beautiful areas for walking, hiking, velo, kayak .....
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Pont-d'Ouilly
The valley of the Orne and the Suisse-Normande are beautiful areas for walking, hiking, velo, kayak .....
Oëtre kletturinn
Beautiful views, lovely walks, visitors centre, restaurant, shop.
Cabourg
A lovely seaside resort with a beautful beach and a pleasant promenade
Saint-Laurent
A wonderful little church more than 1000 years old
Drinks & Nightlife
AU DUC NORMAND
5 Rue Saint-GervaisVery friendly little brasserie, good coffee and simple lunches
Essentials
Lidl
Rue Michel d'OrnanoGood fresh fruit and vegetable
Everything Else
Saturday market, local produce, well worth a visit. Strawberries, local cheeses, tergoule are very tasty
Place Belle Croix
Place Belle CroixSaturday market, local produce, well worth a visit. Strawberries, local cheeses, tergoule are very tasty
Place du Marché
Great local market on Mondays, with a fabulous medieval market hall
Famous first building to be liberated in 1944, still run by Mme Gondrée - a must for an interesting experience. Pegasus Bridge, landing sites, and Memorial Pegasus are all fascinating
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Café Gondrée
12 Av. du Commandant KiefferFamous first building to be liberated in 1944, still run by Mme Gondrée - a must for an interesting experience. Pegasus Bridge, landing sites, and Memorial Pegasus are all fascinating
One of the best places for an understanding of the 1944 landings and the Atlantic Wall
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Safn og Merville Battery staðurinn
One of the best places for an understanding of the 1944 landings and the Atlantic Wall
Food Scene
Le Bistrot de l'Abbaye
23 Rue Saint-MartinOur favourite restaurant in former abbey buildings
Pizzeria La Place
1 Pl. du Dr Paul GermanGood local brasserie and pizzeria
Wonderful bakery and coffee-shop snack café that makes extremely wonderful and naughty cakes
Boulangerie Patisserie Serais SARL
5 Place du Docteur Henri CaillouéWonderful bakery and coffee-shop snack café that makes extremely wonderful and naughty cakes