Located just 25km from Caen and 20km from Deauville, the seaside town of Cabourg has retained all the charms of a traditional Belle Epoque resort: flower gardens, shaded avenues and the famous Marcel Proust promenade which stretches the length of the vast sandy beach.
IN and AROUND CABOURG: The limestone and clay cliffs around Cabourg (6km) are rich in fossils and worth a visit. Honfleur (35km) is the city of painters and famous seamen. The Normandy bridge (40km), the D-Day beaches, Cider trail...
SPORT and LEISURE: * Watersports * 18-hole Golf course * Horse-riding * Tennis * Public footpaths (ie. Circuit des Marais/ Marshes trail) * Beach clubs * Go-kart * Horse racing course * Beach clubs...
USEFUL INFORMATION: The resort has all the required facilities for you to spend a great holiday: * Shuttle bus service operating from the station. *Doctors and pharmacy. * Nurseries, beach clubs for children. * Swimming pool, 2 horse-riding schools, marine club. * Restaurants specialising in local cuisine. * Supervised beach in season.
NORMANDY is a mixture of old and new, relying strongly on traditional values while at the same time keeping an eye on the future. The area has a whole palette of contrasting landscapes, large beaches, green countryside and a rich cultural and architectural heritage, castles, manor houses dating back to the Renaissance, abbeys, half timbered farmhouses... Normandy is also famous for its seaside resorts and its food (cheeses, dairy products, cider, calvados spirits, seafood...)
Land of gourmets and culinary arts, with 340 sorts of cheese and 450 quality wines...Be a guest to France's finest table. From the North to the South, the country takes pride in its writers & poets, its world famous castles, churches, cathedrals and museums, all of which worked their magic, attracting holiday-makers from all around the globe. France boasts some of the most magnificent and diverse landscapes which influenced and became models for paintings by impressionist and surrealist masters, arousing the curiosity of people who came to see with their own eyes what it was all about...
Whether you enjoy sports, both on land or at sea, or you have a liking for remains of the Past, or if you are simply a nature lover, France will welcome you with open arms. People from all regions, towns and villages are expecting you and may even tempt you to take up residence in a country where the living is easy.
A word of advice from Lagrange : French roads are excellent, but not free, so keep money handy.