Contains a detailed guide to exploring historic Normandy and its fascinating cultural heritage; informative special sections on the D Day landings and the Bayeux Tapestry; the whole spectrum of accommodation options, from canal barges to chateaux; and advice on the best places to sample cuisine.
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"Normandy" is filled with the most up-to-date information on where to stay and eat, helpful information on how to get there and how to get around, suggested travel itineraries from one week to one month, as well as a handy French/English travel dictionary. Whether you are biking to Le Mont St-Michel, strolling through the ‘Country walk’ in Giverny or indulging in rich Norman cuisine, Lonely Planet’s new "Normandy" will be your best ami! "Normandy" features • 25 detailed maps, including a plan of Rouen’s stunning cathedral•in-depth special section on the D Day landings • accommodation options ranging from cliffside campsites to sumptuous mansions•the cream of Normandy’s famously rich cuisine •an essential French language chapter
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"France has been inhabited since at least the Middle Palaeolithic period (about 90,000 to 40,000 BC) when Neanderthal people - thought to be early representatives of Homo sapiens - hunted animals, made crude tools and lived in caves." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Mont St-Michel, Getting There, Notre Dame, Upper Normandy, Lower Normandy, Joan of Arc, William the Conqueror, Camping Municipal, Organised Tours, Les Andelys, American Express, Battle of Normandy, New York, Away Bus, Banque de France, Bus Verts, Suisse Normande, Claude Monet, Général de Gaulle, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Pointe du Hoc, Air France, Côte Fleuri, American Military Cemetery, Central Manche New!
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"France has been inhabited since at least the Middle Palaeolithic period (about 90,000 to 40,000 BC) when Neanderthal people - thought to be early representatives of Homo sapiens - hunted animals, made crude tools and lived in caves." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
euro currency converter, admission costs, rooms with sink, menus cost, tourist office, showers cost, medieval centre Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mont St-Michel, Getting There, Notre Dame, Upper Normandy, Lower Normandy, Joan of Arc, William the Conqueror, Camping Municipal, Organised Tours, Les Andelys, American Express, Battle of Normandy, New York, Away Bus, Banque de France, Bus Verts, Suisse Normande, Claude Monet, Général de Gaulle, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Pointe du Hoc, Air France, Côte Fleuri, American Military Cemetery, Central Manche New!
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- Saving Private Ryan by Steven Spielberg on page 19, and page 71
- The Longest Day: The Classic Epic of D-Day by Cornelius Ryan on page 70, and page 71
- France Today: A New and Revised Edition of France in the 1980's by John Ardagh on page 70
- The Battle of Hastings (Battles of the Middle Ages) by William W. Lace on page 221
- Jules and Jim by Francois Truffaut on page 71
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