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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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
	Touques Cambremer Troarn Longues-sur-Mer Deauville Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer Asnelles Villers-sur-Mer Reviers	Ouistreham Amblie Trouville-sur-Mer Ouilly-du-Houley Houlgate Bures-sur-Dives Petiville Caen All towns in the Calvados

PHOTOS
	Ardenne abbey Arromanches-les-Bains Bayeux Bayeux British cemetery Beuvron-en-Auge Cabourg Caen Château de Balleroy Château de Colombières Cheeses of the Auge Countryside Clécy Clermont-en-Auge chapel Colleville-sur-Mer American cemetery Côte Fleurie (Flower coast) Coupesarte manor house Courseulles-sur-Mer Crèvecoeur-en-Auge castle Deauville Dives estuary Dives-sur-Mer Falaise Fontaine-Henry castle Hoc headland Honfleur	Houlgate Isigny dairy products La Cambe German cemetery Landing beaches Lanscapes of the inland Normandy Lisieux basilica Longues-sur-Mer battery Normandy bridge Normandy cow Omaha Beach Ouistreham-Riva-Bella 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

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