Normandy
Abbaye du Bec-Hellouin – Benedictine Abbey
The Abbaye du Bec-Hellouin, one of the most influential Norman abbeys under the protection of William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy and King of England
Chateau Gaillard – Richard-the-Lionheart’s castle
Chateau Gaillard, a mighty fortress commanding the Seine and built by Richard the Lionheart, King of England, Duke of Normandy and vassal of the French King
Le Treport – Fishing port – Seaside resort
Le Treport, an active fishing port, port of cabotage and trendy seaside resort located along the Alabaster Coast in the Pays de Caux in Haute Normandie
Dieppe – fishing port – Alabaster Coast
Dieppe, an important fishing port, popular seaside resort and marina, located along the Cote d’Albatre in Haute Normandie and easily accessed from Paris
Fecamp – Harbour and Palais Benedictine
Fecamp, home to the Palace of the Dukes of Normandy, a major cod fishing port converted into a marina, and the site of production of the Benedictine liquor
Etretat – Cliffs along the Alabaster Coast
The three arches and the needle of the Cliffs of Etretat, a major tourist attraction in Normandie and source of inspiration for the greatest French painters
Le Havre city – harbour – Haute Normandie
Le Havre, the 2nd largest French port after Marseille and the largest French container port, is located in Normandy on the right bank of the Seine estuary
Alabaster Coast – Cote d’Albatre – Normandy
The Alabaster Coast – Côte d’Albâtre is Normandy’s White Cliffs, a 130km long breathtaking coastline of white chalk cliffs overlooking the English Channel
Normandy Invasion – June – August 1944 – WWII
Normandy Invasion during WWII, the Allied invasion of Northwest Europe codenamed Operation Overlord which started on D-Day and ended on 25 August 1944
D-Day – 6 June 1944 – Simplified Timeline
Simplified timeline of D-Day – 6 June 1944 or Operation Neptune, the code name of the naval operations or assault and first phase of the Battle of Normandy
Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte fortress and abbey in Cotentin
Portbail, seaside resort on Côte des Isles
La Batterie du Roc in Granville – Atlantic Wall
