Hiking - Étretat, Normandy, France (1)

Étretat is located in Normandy (French: Normandie) region in France.
Étretat has long white cliffs formed by sedimentary rocks of Limestone along the seashore.

First, we found one of the paintings of Étretat

drawn by Claude Monet 

near the entrance of the beach. 

We found several boats on the Étretat beach.

 

 

We can already see the most famous points of Étretat

 "Porte d'Aval (La falaise d'Aval)" from the beach.

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We walked to the left and went up the hill.

On the hill of Étretat.

 Walking course was very organized. Easy to walk and follow.

After walking a while, we found the bridge to go into the cliff.

Tomo is on the bridge to the cliff. Chouchou is inside the cliff.

We could enter this cliff.
There was nothing special inside the cliff. But it was fun.

We could see "Manneporte".

We were located between Manneporte & "Porte d'Aval (La falaise d'Aval)"

We could see the long white cliffs continuing further ahead.

The natural arch is called "Porte d'Aval (La falaise d'Aval)".

The pointed rock is called "Aiguille" or "The Needle".

Here is the most famous view points.
 

Claude Monet drew some paintings from this spot. 

For Tomo & Chouchou, Porte d'Aval looks like an elephant. :) 

Don't you think so??

To be continued ... Étretat (2) - right side from the entrance

Episode of Étretat

Tomo & Chouchou have been to Étretat several times but we have never felt bored. Because Étretat is very beautiful place, and depending on the weather, landscape changes and we can always discover something new.
French famous painter "Claude Monet" had drawn so many paintings at Étretat. It is very understandable when you see this scenery.

We can access to the beach from the downtown village of Étretat. As soon as you enter this entrance, you will find the cliffs on the left side and on the right side.

 

We came to Étretat for hiking this time. Hiking course is to follow the coast of Étretat. Our hiking course is to follow the coast. First we went up the left hill. Walking road was very organized. It was easy to follow. On the way to the main spot, we could enter the one of the cliffs. When we arrived to the highest place of the hill, we could see the long white cliffs continuing further ahead. Landscape was very beautiful. We also enjoyed the landscape from the most famous spot where we can see  "Porte d'Aval (La falaise d'Aval)" and "Aiguille". This natural arch and the pointed rock are formed by the wave, rain and wind by many years. We can feel the power of the nature a lot. Claude Monet drew some paintings from this spot. Tomo & Chouchou think this is the most beautiful spots in Étretat.

 

 

Tomo&Chouchou's advice for Étretat 

 

1)If you go to Étretat, the summer is the best time!

In Normandy, it rains a lot all year long but in summer, it's relatively sunny.

If you go to Étretat on sunny day, you can see shining blue or green ocean.

2)Walking course from the entrance to the main famous point to see Porte d'Aval and going back to the entrance is not so difficult for the elder people to walk. This course is enough to enjoy Étretat.

 

3)After watching main view point, you can go back the same way to the entrance. Or you can continue to walk to the longer hiking course. If you continue to longer hiking course, you can find long tunnel in the cliff. You can also entered this tunnel. There is a hidden beach in Etretat. So explore Étretat in your way !