
Yport
: fishing at low-tide

The
lighthouse in Fécamp port

The
Terre-Nuevas museum

The
Benedictine Palace

Etretat beach

The Nungesse and Coli memorial
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Yport
(3km)
The beach is accessible on foot, a 45 minute walk from Caulmont along
a small country road. It has a pebble beach, as do all the beaches in
this region. When the tide is out you can collect winkles, shrimps etc
Fécamp
(7 km)
- a large pebble beach and a long promenade
- a fishing port
- a children's playground next to the beach
- 2 swimming pools: one covered, open all summer, next to the beach 00(33)2 35 28 13 24,
the other an Olympic sized pool, open all year round, on the Rouen road
00(33)2 35 28 17 88.
- fishing in the sea 00(33)2 35 28 94 58.
- pedal-car hire in the summer.
- visits to the 'Abbatiale de la Trinité', dating from the 12th
century, which has a cathedral-like grandeur. 00(33)2 35 28 51 01.
- Notre
Dame du Salut : a fisherman's chapel situated on Fécamp's cliffs
with its paintings (ex-voto) in memory of fishermen lost at sea
- the Benedictine Palace: a museum/distillery celebrating the famous,
local bénédictine liqueur. 00(33)2 35 10 26 10.
- the Terres-Neuvas fishing museum which traces the adventures of the
local fishermen who used to fish for cod in glacial waters 00(33)2 35 28 31 99.
- the Museum of the Arts and of Childhood (Le Musée des Arts et
de l'Enfance) contains many artistic and historical pieces. It has an
arboretum outside. 00(33)2 35 28 31 99.
Etretat
(7 km)
- a pebble beach and "perrey" (seafront)
- from the beach there is a short climb up to the 'Aval' cliff, reaching
an easy path at the top, leading to superb views of the "needle cliff"
and the beautiful creeks and inlets surrounding it. There is also a climb
down the 'Amont' cliff, by a stairway which leads to the sailor's chapel
and to the Nungesser and Coli museum.
- the Nungesser and Coli museum was built to pay homage to 2 French aviators
who were the first to attempt to cross the North Atlantic and who disappeared
in 1927. Open from 15/06 until 15/09. 00(33)2 35 27 07 47.
- an open air market on Thursday mornings.
- an old indoor market, built in 1926.
- Aygues castle, former summer residence of the Spanish royal family,
built in the 19th century. There is a souvenir shop in the grounds. Open
Easter until October 31st
00(33)2 35 28 92 77.
- Arsène Lupin's former residence 00(33)2 35 27 08 23.
- an aquarium with many varieties of fish in all sorts of colours. Some
come from tropical waters as well as from the Channel. 00(33)2 35 27 01 23.
- a little tourist train running from Les Loges to Etretat passing through
pleasant countryside. 00(33)2 35 27 05 21
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