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Visitors
have enjoyed Foie Gras from the Perigord, duck pate from a Normandy
farm, chatterlings from Vire and cookies from Carteret, wine
from Bordeaux and Sancerre wine, all brought together at the
Fair of Lessay. For three days on the second weekend in
September, The Holy Cross fair in wakes sleepy little Lessay
with up to 350,000 visitors. Lessay has a wonderful Abbey
church dating from the time of William the Conqueror. Lessay
is just over two miles north of Créances. Lessay
offers a gliding centre and Go-Karting curcuit. |
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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. |
