Calvados

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Green meadows, orchards of apple trees, cliffs, sandy beaches and hedged farmland compose the landscapes of the Calvados. A great variety of activities is proposed to visitors of this département. Places steeped in history, sandy beaches, as well as seaside resorts of the Côte Fleurie (Flower coast) and the Côte de Nacre, Suisse Normande (an area reminiscent of Switzerland) attracting sporty types and nature lovers, the Pays d'Auge and its magnificent timber-framed manor houses , but also gastronomic resources, contribute to make the Calvados a very popular destination for those who love history and lovers of relaxation and sports leisure activities.

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PHOTOS
	Ardenne abbey Arromanches-les-Bains Bayeux Bayeux British cemetery Beuvron-en-Auge Cabourg Caen Château de Balleroy Château de Colombières Cheeses of the Pays d'Auge area Clécy Clermont-en-Auge chapel Colleville-sur-Mer American cemetery Côte Fleurie (Flower coast) Coupesarte manor house Courseulles-sur-Mer Crèvecoeur-en-Auge castle D-Day Landing Beaches Deauville Dives estuary Dives-sur-Mer Falaise Fontaine-Henry castle Hoc headland	Honfleur Houlgate Isigny dairy products La Cambe German cemetery Lanscapes of the inland Normandy Lisieux basilica Longues-sur-Mer battery Normandy bridge Normandy cow Omaha Beach Ouistreham Pays d'Auge Pegasus Bridge Port-en-Bessin Reviers Canadian cemetery Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer Saint-Gabriel priory Saint-Germain-de-Livet castle Suisse Normande Sword Beach Thury-Harcourt castle Trouville-sur-Mer Villers-sur-Mer Villerville

NATIONAL LABELS
	Cities of art and history Most beautiful villages of France Most beautiful detours in France Green resorts	Listed resorts Family Plus Towns and villages in Bloom Blue Flag

LEISURE ACTIVITIES
	Aquavire aquatic centre Riding lessons in the countryside Horse-riding for leisure and CSO courses Cookery lessons and culinary workshop Tour and tasting in a Norman vineyard	Build and fly a kite Kitesurfing lessons Quad or buggy on the D-Day beaches All activities in the Calvados
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GUIDE
	The Côte Fleurie (Flower coast) Deauville Honfleur Caen The D-Day Landing beaches Bayeux Cabourg The Pays d'Auge Beuvron-en-Auge Lisieux The Suisse Normande (an area reminiscent of Switzerland) Falaise The Côte de Nacre	Port-en-Bessin The Balleroy castle The Vendeuvre castle The Normandy bridge Bayeux lace The Normandy cow Cider, calvados and pommeau of the Pays d'Auge Cheeses of the Pays d'Auge The Isigny dairy products The Norman tart The tripes à la mode de Caen The Vire andouille sausage

TOWNS
	Luc-sur-Mer Pont-l'Évêque Grandcamp-Maisy Longues-sur-Mer Villers-Bocage Bernières-sur-Mer Troarn Condé-sur-Noireau Pontécoulant	Asnelles Merville-Franceville-Plage Touques Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes Dozulé Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives Creully Angerville All towns in the Calvados