TOURISM : MULTIPLE ASPECTS
Culture, relaxation and sports: Basse Normandie offers
the visitai
many possibilities.
The monumental régional richness is mainly revealed
in the
religious architecture: sixty Roman abbeys combining thé blondnessof
proportions to thé purity of fines. Some of them, such
a Mondaye are still) monasteries ; in Caen, the very well restored
Abbaye aux Dames shelters the Conseil Régional.
The Bayeux, Coutances and Sées cathedrals reflect Gothic
refinement, whereas the Mont Saint Michel gathers harmonious
varie sources of inspiration.
As for profane architecture, thé Caen and Falaise fortresses,
the
Bageroy, Carrouges or Fontaine Henry castres are the finest
jewel)
of the Basse Normandie art.
Musical, theatrical or folk évents highlight this rich
héritage ail yea
long.
As for sports, you will have a large choice : riding, rambling
fishing
golf, sailing.. Pleasure sailing is especially developped in
Cou
seulles, Deauville, Granville, Ouistreham...
Health resorts and sea water therapy centers flourish. In the
inlar part of the country, Bagnole de l'Orne is thé 7th
French spa reso and treats venous ailments. Deauville is thé international
meeting place for races, polo, games and élégance.
Every year
September, its Amencan Film Festival attracts in September
particularly cosmopolitan crowd