Camping La Chênaie

Get to those famed famed cliffs first: Étretat is one of the most recognisable spots of Upper Normandy and, most likely, among the most photographed. Writers and artists like Dieterle, de Maupassant, Gide, Laurens and Boudin have all holidayed in the area and the cliffs have inspired the paintings of Claude Monet and Gustave Courbet: set up your easel and see if the mood strikes you too. The local town of Yport is a small seaside resort and fishing town known for its fishermen's houses and 19th-century villas as well as being the setting for de Maupassant's novel Une Vie. And there's a casino... Also in the area, visit the Abbey of the Holy Trinity about 90 minutes' drive away, and Fecamp (home of the Palace of the Dukes of Normandy) and the Musée des Terre-Neuvas, both within 15 minutes' drive. Or go inland to discover the Norman countryside, its groves, its forests, its meadows...