Any tips on visiting Normandy? I'm looking at Gites-de-France for places to stay. Has anyone stayed at Le Rosier (east of Caen) or Gite #886 near the A84? Any tips on getting out of CDG by train to Normandy and renting a car? What would be a good destination for that?
Visiting Normandy
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To get to Normandy by rail you take the train from the Gare St-Lazare. Buying tickets online ahead of time from www.voyages-sncf.com can save you money. I would take the train to Caen, as there are many more possibilities for rental cars there than elsewhere. I always arrange my rentals ahead of time from AutoEurope.
If you want tips for visiting Normandy from Giverny out to Bayeux have a look at this thread:
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g187181-i947-k5197426-Paris_and_Normandy_help-Bayeux_Calvados_Basse_Normandie_Normandy.html#39058384
And this one:
ttp://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g187179-i607-k4965972-Driving_to_Normandy_from_Paris_round_trip_Itinerary_advice-Normandy.html#37142728h
my trip report:
http://www.fodors.com/community/europe/a-week-in-normandy-plus-some-touristy-uk-stops.cfm
We stayed at a lovely old place with a restaurant on site so you can enjoy wine with your dinner It is a short distance from Caen. In addition to to beqaches and wwii sitre =s be sore and explore the villages nearby/ We went in the faLL AND ENJOYED'a cider festival.The hoel in Moulin de Vey