 Barneville
is a lovely resort with unspoilt large sandy beaches and a marina.
The twin town of Barneville-Carteret is a delightful small
fishing port and marina just across the estuary which has several
good hotels and restaurants. Barneville-Carteret has beautiful
walks around the cliff tops and through the nature reserve in
the dunes of Hatainville. Barneville-Carteret is one of
the closest ports to Jersey with a 300 mooring marina (Jersey
approx. 30 minutes). Barneville Plage embodies the quiet
traditional aspects of rural seaside Normandy. Apart from its
local history it is an ideal centre for touring and visiting
the regions places of interest, Briquebac, St. Lo, Mont St. Michel,
Bayeaux and the Normandy landing beaches and museums. The weekly
markets are held on Saturdays throughout the year in the centre
of Barneville-Carteret and during the summer season on
Thursdays in Carteret and Sundays in Barneville Plage. Barneville-Carteret
caters for everybody with its water sports, tennis, horse-riding,
boating, mini-golf, cinema and golf course at nearby St. Jean
de La Rivière (one mile). |
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Normandy gets its name from the Viking Norsemen who
sailed up the River Seine in the 9th century and colonized the
area, making Rouen their capital. Normandy has large ports with
important transatlantic trade, whilst inland it is overwhelmingly
agricultural. The image of Normandy is one of a lush, tranquil,
pastoral region of apple orchards, contented cattle, Calvados
and Camembert. There are ancient picturesque ports such as Honfleur
to visit, seaside resorts with elegant promenades, splendid centuries-old
half-timbered manor houses lining quiet countryside lanes and
extrordinary Romanesque and Gothic architectural treasures. |
