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The Chapelle Notre Dame de Salut is a destination of pilgrimage for all the fishermen who, before leaving for a long journey in sea, deposited ex-votos, offerings to the Virgo their defender.
Written Nov 5, 2006
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The main attraction of Fecamp is the wonderful cliffs that you can see from the beach. Here you can see the highest cliffs of Normandie (110 meters tall). The landscape is great!!!
Following the road D940 toward Yport you can see wonderful view from the top of the cliffs.
Written Nov 5, 2006
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The Palais Bénedictine is a nice building built in the beginning of 1900 which the Gothique Flamboyant and styles eccletticis mix them in an amazing mix of architectural styles.
In the palace you will know everything about the history and the process of workmanship of the called digestive liqueur Benedictine.
Written Nov 5, 2006
Address: Rue Alexandre Le Grand
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The wide interior has the central aisle with a gallery with bifore arches. Very interesting to see is the Dormition de la Vierge made in the 15th century and a low relief that represents a picked crowd around the Virgo in tears. Very interesting is the sculpture of Le Pas de l'Ange that represents the imprint of the angel that is wanted appeared when the abbay was consacrated.
Written Oct 29, 2006
Address: Place des Ducs Richard
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The outside of the abbey is very nice and it mixes the Gothic primitive with a more classical style, due to a restauration of the 18th century. The interior is very spacious: it measure 127 meters length and 23 meters width, dimensions that don't make it to disappear among the most beautiful cathedral of France.
Written Oct 29, 2006
Address: Place des Ducs Richard
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The Abbay was built between 1175 and 1220. Itwas built for wish of Richard the Lionheart and it was the most important place of pilgrimage before the construction of Le Mont Saint-Michel. The believers were called by the miraculous arrival in the town of a trunk of fig tree that contained a drop of the blood of Christ. In the exact point in which the trunk touched earth, a fountain gushed out and the monks of the abbey took it under their custody.
Written Oct 29, 2006
Address: Place des Ducs Richard
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The church of St Etienne is in the middle of the town. The oldest part is the choir, which dates from the 11th century, which was quite widely restored, in the 19th century. The church suffered badly during the invasion of the Vikings but it has since been restored.
Updated Aug 28, 2006
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The pebbled beach at Fecamp is a little uninspiring but is clean and long. The weather was not good during our stay so we only spent a short while here but in the summer it is packed with people.
Written Aug 28, 2006
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Palais Benedictine is a well know landmark in Fecamp. Home to the famous liqueur it is a magical Gothic style building and I must admit the architecture and design inside interested me more than the production of the drink. I did however say yes to a free sample at the end of the visit. The palace is split into different sections. There is a fine arts museum, a selection of some of the counterfeits, the distillery itself and at the end a beautiful conservatory type area where you can sample a taste of the famous drink either neat or like me in a cocktail.
Updated Aug 18, 2006
Address: 110 rue lexandre Le Grand 76400 Fecamp
Phone: 02 35 10 26 10
Website: www.benedictine.fr
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This was such a refreshing change from the average museum!
Once you're marvelled at the architecture, enter and pay the free - 5,80€ and I believe 2, 00€ if you're a student. The attendant will give you a plastic red 'seal' on your entry to use at the end of your tour, valid for one free tasting of bénédictine!
The museum has a double vocation - both for art and for the production of bénédictine.
As you wander through the magnificent palace, you will find each room is a world different from the last... you will see a room full of paintings from the French, Italian and Flemish schools of the 15th and 16th centuries (tip: take one of the english "helpcards" that tell you about the paintings - they are both informative and often unintentionally funny in their translation), a room full of spices with wonderful aromas, a room which has a pyramid of bénédictine bottles from all over the world, and of course the distillery. My favourite room was full of old chests with magnificently intricate locks on them, each looking like a pirate's treasure chest!
At the end of your visit you can trade in your red seal for a free bénédictine cocktail and sit in the pretty little café to drink it, then visit the store and buy a bottle or a poster.
Written Jul 11, 2006
Address: 110 rue Alexandre Le Grand, BP 192, 76400 Fécamp
Phone: (33) 02 35 10 26 10
Website: http://www.benedictine.fr/
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