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CAMBREMER

Discovery tour

Cambremer, in the heart of the Pays d’Auge, is about 25 km from the beaches of the Côte Fleurie. Known as the cider capital of the Pays d’Auge with its famous “Cru de Cambremer” quality label – which Cider Route producers compete for annually – Cambremer is a gastronomical stage which hosts the AOC-AOP Festival on the first weekend in May every year.

FERVAQUES

In the footsteps of Eugène Boudin

Born in Honfleur, son of a sailor and an apprentice sailor himself in his youth, the pre-impressionist painter Eugène Boudin (1824-1898) was a great traveller. He sketched the Normandy beaches and rocks of Antibes, the Dutch ports and the Venetian Lagoon. As he made his way up the Touques valley, he worked on paintings of the churches of Touques and watercolours of the pastures of Pont-l’Évêque, but it was in Fervaques, with his friends Eugène and Stéphanie Jacquette, that he stayed most often between 1869 and 1897. Dr Eugene Jacquette (1828-1899) was an art collector from an old Fervaques family. In Fervaques, Eugène Boudin completed around twenty canvases as well as numerous drawings and watercolours. Follow in his footsteps on an eight-stop tour.

LISIEUX

Discovery tour

Embark on a 2-hour walking tour around the town centre of Lisieux, departing from the Tourist Office. This tour is an opportunity to discover or rediscover Lisieux’s rich heritage and history. The town’s first inhabitants or “Lexovians”, the Basilica of Sainte-Thérèse, the Cathedral of Saint-Pierre, half-timbered houses, the town hall, the destruction of the town in 1944 and the post-war reconstruction… not to mention the history of the Count Bishops and the invention of the helicopter… Learn all about the town!

A stroll along the banks of the Touques

The Touques, the Cirieux, the Graindin, the Orbiquet: the town of Lisieux was built at the point where these four rivers meet. To showcase its natural heritage, the town of Lisieux wished to create a footpath along the river banks, allowing visitors to stroll from the north to the south of the town.  Throughout the route, information panels guide and inform walkers. The riverside trail highlights Lisieux’s remarkable environmental assets such as the exceptional quality of the water of the Touques and the diversity of flora and fauna in these natural areas.

LIVAROT

Discovery tour

An important market town since the 16th century and situated in the heart of a farming country, Livarot experienced an agro-industrial turning point in the second half of the 19th century, specialising in dairy, cheese and cider-making. With the arrival of the railway, Livarot, Pont-l’Évêque and Camembert cheeses were just a few hours from Paris! This route, which begins and ends at the Tourist Office, includes three cheese dairies, one of which is still working today. Go on to discover an old cheese box factory and its restored steam engine, an exceptional symbol of the Industrial Revolution. The route ends at the old butter exchange and cheese market square where, every Thursday, the local farmers came to sell their weekly production of Livarot to the cheesemakers and ripeners who sold it on.

ORBEC

Discovery tour

The past meets the present in Orbec, a delightful town showcasing traditional stone, brick and timber framing. Along winding streets, blooming alleyways and meandering streams, this tour invites you to discover traditional Pays d’Auge half-timbered houses, private mansions as well as shops that breathe life into the main artery of the town, its unique and charming high street.