In the beating heart of Normandy, near to the famous ranges of the Normandy landings in 1944, but also of Bayeux entered the "Memory of theWorld" by the famous tapestry and of the mythical Mont St-Michel, here is the PRESSOIR DES THYLLERES arranged in an authentic cider press. The Pressoir des Thylleres radiates towards the various points of attraction most immediately sought by the visitor. Indeed, with less than 30 minutes by car, here we are in Deauville and its sister,Trouville ...You will can appreciate the walk of boards, the races, the breeding of horses, the station with family vocation, the long fine sand range under the given lustre to light, the structure of thalassotherapy and... the greedy pleasure of the gastronomy of Normandy, with a range of restaurants for all the tastes and all the purses. The Casino, the hippodrome, the golf, the typical and refined shops, offer a range of leisures for the pleasure of each one. A small jump with Honfleur?... and here we are in the heart o f the medieval spirit, a temporal travel in this splendid city of the Middle Ages whose environment and light attracted so many painters. The School of Honfleur, created by Gustave Courbet and Claude Monet inter alia, took part in the appearance of the impressionist movement whose painters liked so much to meet in "La Mère Toutain" on the heights of the city. From there, a panorama is offered on the estuary of the Seine and the sea and on the gigantic city of Le Havre. One finds there also one of the most beautiful monument of this city-jewel: Notre-Dame de Grâce, protecting the sailors and towards which flows, each year, moving a spectacular pilgrimage by Pentecost. One can, of course, go and taste the best cheeses of France in Pont l'Evêque and other local delicacies but also to devote itself there to the pleasures of sports activities, in a bosky bower. The excursions, hickings and walks through nature trails are offered various in this place where natural and countryside are an invaluable treasure. Thus ressourced, on the pretty Côte Fleurie, between Caen an Deauville, in edge of the sea, here we are in Cabourg the splendid, classified as"Four Flowers" with the national Contest of the cities and flowered villages of France. One will not fail to let himself there go to "search for times past " ("La recherche du Temps Perdu") on the steps of Marcel Proust, with the Grand Hotel, where the french writer returned each summer, from 1907 to 1914, to find the appeasing with his anxiety and his asthma and the inspiration of the unforgettable pages in the writing of his chief of work " In Search for Times Past" (A La Recherche du Temps Perdu) in particular for the part titled "A shade of the young girls in Search flowers" (A l'Ombre des Jeunes Filles en Fleur). Thus inspired, we can continue towards Lisieux, impossible to circumvent for the pleasure of the eyes and the spirit, with the famous Basilique but also the craft industry of art of which marvellous paintings on wood and glass, them dazzling illuminations, the ar t of the embroidery and wool, the sculpture and then parks and gardens... And then... the capital of Basse Normandie, Caen, land of welcome open on the English Channel, with an international vocation, and Beuvron en Auge, one of the fifty prettier villages of France, with its half-timbered houses of the 17th century, in the purest Norman style, not far from the ferry bus from Ouistreham. Ouistreham is located at 45 minutes hardly from Pressoir Des Thyllères and was the city released in first at the time of famous Normandy landings of June 6th, 1944. It is, today, a small fishing port where is practised fishing with foot and inshore fishing, with long and beautiful range stretching itself on 3 fine sand kms. The emotion remains while going to these places of the alive memory : you will be able to go to visit, discover or re-examine , in a way of one hour and half approximately from the Pressoir Des Thyllères, the very famous ranges of the Normandy Landings with the most known beaches, ARROMANCHES, UTAH and OMAHA BEACH. Then, you'll go up further in the history and the in through the time... to see Bayeux. Obviously. This city was, by one does not know which miracle, completely saved by the bombardments of 1944 and thus offers any sound to us true treasure intact, an architectural heritage impressing and a single chief of work in the world : famous Tapestry of Bayeux, wonder of medieval art. This universally known tapestry is a 70 meters length out of 50 centimetres broad. It is registered, since 2007, in the official register "Memory of the World". To see absolutely. And here we are, of course, in front of the ineffable, unforgettable ... the wonderful Mont Saint- Michel. Classified "Treasure of Humanity" by UNESCO, the famous Mont Saint-Michel celebrated in 2008 its 1300 years of existence. This absolutely magic place is known also for its bay invaded by the spring tides of Europe. This historical universe, this timeless decoration, seems to escape in the course of time and space, actual enclosure of mystery and strange beauty, with its museums, its stones and lanes in charge of history, the house of Duguesclin and its gastronomical points in many restaurants of which most famous, thanks to its incredible omelette, a restaurant created 120 years ago: the very known "Mother Poulard" (La Mère Poulard). Thus, in this concentrate of treasures of history, of culture, art and craft industry, relaxation and greenery, greedy pleasures in local foods as much as spiritual, filling the eyes, the body and the heart, the PRESSOIR DES THYLLERES can be a nice small centre of appointment with oneself and a world which is offering us liberally, still and always, its infinite magnificence. Come and find us there. We will be happy to accomodate you there in the most beautiful tradition of the hospitality of Basse Normandie, in our nice twin rooms of LE PRESSOIR DES THYLLERES in Beaufour-Druval. See you soon. A
1 Hour 45 from Paris
Highway A13 (Exit La Haie Tondue). Adresse GPS:
BEAUFOUR DRUVAL
Street: THYLLERES
Latitude: N 49° 13' 02.3''
Longitude: E 0° 02' 05.4''