Tourism Welcome to Fécamp

Seaside resort located in Normandy, Fécamp is Située on the Coast d' Alabaster, Fécamp allured by its authenticity. D' city; Art and d' History, Fécamp invites you time d' a stay to discover its ducal and maritime last rich person.

L' abbey of the Holy Trinity, the palate of the dukes of Normandy and the rich person collections of the museums of the Neuvas Earth are the witnesses of its prestigious history. Attracted by the perfume of the plants and the spices which compose celebrates it liquor, you will visit l' impressing Bénédictine Palate, high place of industrial tourism.

With a few kilometers, Yport, small village of fishermen located in a small dry valley, develop with the end of 19th and beginning of the 20th century with the fashion of the sea bathings. Classified seaside resort since 1929, it accomodates many famous men such as Dieterle, Maupassant, Gide, Laurens or Boudin.

balneal architecture of this time is present aujourd' today still in Fécamp, Yport and Vattetot-on-Sea. Of eclectic style, combining l' Art nouveau and theNorman one, it is characterized by great volumes, broad picture windows and a particular care granted to l' equipment and with the roofs. Another typical architecture of our landscape cauchois, the close-hovel or court-hovel is to be discovered in our villages.

The planted court of apple trees is delimited by a slope planted d' a curtain d' trees (beeches, elms, oaks) which protects from the wind. In the closed court, the house d' dwelling and the various buildings d' farm (cattle shed, stable, barn?) are dispersed, thus limiting the propagation of fire in case d' set fire to.