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Normandy: Lower Normandy
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Caen, the capital of Lower Normandy, is a sizable city and there is much to see and do here. Maybe an early start to visit the markets selling the delicacies of the region: cider, calvados, cheeses, butter and “teurgole”, a rice pudding with cinnamon. The Chateau, built by William the Conqueror, offers a panoramic view of the city. Your visit is not complete without a visit to the Peace Memorial Museum, dedicated to the history of the World War II conflict. Vvisit the Abbaye aux Hommes and Abbaye aux Femmes, built by William the Conqueror and his wife Queen Mathilde respectively. See Pegasus Bridge, so named for the British 6th Airborne Division’s emblem, to reach the coast.
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Vernacular architecture in lower Normandy takes its form from granite, the predominant local building material. The Channel Islands ... share this influence - Chausey was for many years a source of quarried granite, including that used for the construction of Mont Saint-Michel.
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![[Flag of Normandy]](http://retrieverimages.lycos.com/images/n/o/r/normandy/i/008.gif)
From the IIIrd to the VIth century, the coast of Normandy was attacked by the Saxons, who established a few settlements in Bessin (now the coastal part of Calvados). Bretons expelled from England by the Saxons conquered the Channel islands. At the end of the Vth century, the whole Normandy was incorporated into the kingdom of the Franks. Most of the new inhabitants settled in the eastern part of Normandy, where the new lords allied with the Church. Powerful abbeys were founded, for instance Jumièges and Fontenelle, in the lower valley of Seine. After the successive shares of the kingdom of the Franks, Normandy was part of the kingdom of Neustria, whose kings were landlords absolutely not interested in maritime affairs.
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VRBO Bear stayed here - 04/27/2004 - on site review: This is the second B&B the Hollands have operated in Lower Normandy. Their other one, Le Manoir de Herouville was selected by Tatler Magazine's Abercrombie & Kent Travel Guide 2004 as one of the "101 Best Hotels on the way to..."
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