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Étretat

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Étretat - Tourism, holidays & weekends guide in the Seine-Maritime
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On the Alabaster Coast in Seine-Maritime, Étretat is famous for its exceptionally characterful and majestic cliffs. Sculpted by the waters of the English Channel, the cliffs of Amont, Aval and the Needle (L'Aiguille) form an enchanting setting. In fact, they have inspired many painters including Monet, as well as writers like Guy de Maupassant, André Gide or Maurice Leblanc, who chose the Hollow Needle (L''Aiguille Creuse) as Arsène Lupin's hiding place. Fall in love with the wild beauty of the place on the beach and footpaths, or in the gardens overhanging them.

One of the top local curiosities is the Trou à l'homme (meaning "manhole"), a tunnel dug through the Aval cliff which connects two beaches. What makes it special? It is only accessible for a few hours a day, at low tide.

But Étretat is also a pleasant town with its period villas, charming shops and beautiful wooden hall housing the old market.

The concrete spire that you see towering above the Amont cliff pays homage to the aviators Nungesser and Coli, who attempted to cross the Atlantic in 1927.

If you are an expert in putts and side-spins, treat yourself to a game on Étretat golf course. Its exceptional location 50 metres above the sea cannot fail to enchant you!

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Étretat

Étretat Norman village in the bottom of a valley lined with chalk cliffs and flint, pierced with three arches.

This town once lived from fishing, shipbuilding timber was located there (Julius Caesar had built boats to invade England). Then painters, musicians and writers come to indulge their passion and then make Étretat a curiosity. Tourism is developing, fishermen and their boats are disappearing today some remain, the shipyard is still alive and keeps this expertise and heritage alive.

Side local specialties include cider, calvados, crustaceans and fish cooked in many restaurants Étretat.

Things to see and do

Places of interest

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Natural sites

Events and festivities

Visite Naturaliste des Falaises : Falaise d'Aval ou d'Amont
Visite Naturaliste des Falaises : Falaise d'Aval ou d'Amont
L'Explorateur : Les Rendez-Vous Famille - Contes d'Halloween à Etretat
L'Explorateur : Les Rendez-Vous Famille - Atelier des Petits Sorciers à Étretat
Visite Guidée : Villas Remarquables
Les Nuits de l'Estuaire : "Étretat Jazzy"
Les Nuits de l'Estuaire : "Balade Impressionniste"
Les Nuits de l'Estuaire : "Shopping Tardif au Marché Couvert"
L'Explorateur : Les Rendez-Vous Famille - Rallye en Famille Dans les Rues d'Etretat
L'Explorateur : Les Rendez-Vous Famille - Creuse ta Citrouille à Étretat

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City and beach seen from the top of the cliffs (© J.E)
City and beach seen from the top of the cliffs (© J.E)
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Cliff seen from the (© J.E)
Cliff seen from the (© J.E)
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Beach and cliffs (© J.E)
Beach and cliffs (© J.E)
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Needles (© J.E)
Needles (© J.E)
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Great needle and downstream arch (© J.E.)
Great needle and downstream arch (© J.E.)
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The municipality
The municipality
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Panorama of Etretat beach seen from the downstream cliff (© J.E)
Panorama of Etretat beach seen from the downstream cliff (© J.E)
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Pebble beach (© J.E)
Pebble beach (© J.E)
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Cliffs downstream, with the manhole (© J.E)
Cliffs downstream, with the manhole (© J.E)
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Panorama of Étretat from the downstream cliff on the golf side (© J.E)
Panorama of Étretat from the downstream cliff on the golf side (© J.E)
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Cliff mille-feuille (© J.E)
Cliff mille-feuille (© J.E)
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Panorama of the downstream cliff opposite the town of Etretat, view taken from the Maneporte cliff (© J.E)
Panorama of the downstream cliff opposite the town of Etretat, view taken from the Maneporte cliff (© J.E)
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Cliff mille-feuille (© J.E)
Cliff mille-feuille (© J.E)
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Falaise (© J.E)
Falaise (© J.E)
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La Maneporte, second door behind Etretat (© J.E)
La Maneporte, second door behind Etretat (© J.E)
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Maneporte seen from the downstream cliff (© J.E)
Maneporte seen from the downstream cliff (© J.E)
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The gates seen from the cliffs of Etretat, starting from the top of the view: the city of Etretat, the downstream gate and its needle, then the Maneporte, to finish with the curtain wall and the beach of Tilleul
The gates seen from the cliffs of Etretat, starting from the top of the view: the city of Etretat, the downstream gate and its needle, then the Maneporte, to finish with the curtain wall and the beach of Tilleul
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Étretat (© Frantz)
Étretat (© Frantz)
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Étretat (© Frantz)
Étretat (© Frantz)
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Behind the beach, cliff and large arch (© Jean Espirat)
Behind the beach, cliff and large arch (© Jean Espirat)
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Vertiginous Cliff (© Jean Espirat)
Vertiginous Cliff (© Jean Espirat)
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North Beach (© Jean Espirat)
North Beach (© Jean Espirat)
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Cliff mille-feuille (© Jean Espirat)
Cliff mille-feuille (© Jean Espirat)
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Étretat (© Frantz)
Étretat (© Frantz)
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Étretat (© Frantz)
Étretat (© Frantz)
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Étretat (© Frantz)
Étretat (© Frantz)
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Étretat (© Frantz)
Étretat (© Frantz)
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Étretat (© Frantz)
Étretat (© Frantz)
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Étretat (© Frantz)
Étretat (© Frantz)
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Étretat (© Frantz)
Étretat (© Frantz)
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Étretat (© Frantz)
Étretat (© Frantz)
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Étretat (© Frantz)
Étretat (© Frantz)
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Étretat (© Frantz)
Étretat (© Frantz)
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Étretat (© Frantz)
Étretat (© Frantz)
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Étretat (© Frantz)
Étretat (© Frantz)
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Étretat (© Frantz)
Étretat (© Frantz)
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Étretat (© Frantz)
Étretat (© Frantz)
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The municipality
The municipality
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The municipality
The municipality
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The municipality
The municipality
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The municipality
The municipality
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The church
The church
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The church
The church
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The church
The church
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Interior of the church
Interior of the church
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Interior of the church
Interior of the church
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The municipality
The municipality
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The municipality
The municipality
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The Town Hall
The Town Hall
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Visits, leisure and activities nearby

Park Woody: Woody Park is an amusement park located in Fécamp, 20 minutes Étretat, which offers many activities! Adventure courses, paintball, urban games interactive GPS, fighting sumo, human table football ...

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