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The three main towns in Suisse Normande are Thury-Harcourt, Clécy and Pont d'Ouilly. Each of them has places to stay while visiting the area.
Accomodation
Many small hotels, cottages, camping grounds and bed and breakfasts are available. They are seldom fully booked, even in summer.
Information can be provided by the tourist offices:
Thury-Harcourt: 2 place Saint-Sauveur - 14220 Thury-Harcourt
33 2 31 79 70 45Clécy: Place du Tripot - 14570 Clécy
33 2 31 69 79 95Pont d'Ouilly: Grande Rue - 14690 Pont d'Ouilly
33 2 31 69 29 86 or 33 2 31 69 39 54 (from November to April)
Two upscale hotels:
Hostellerie du Moulin du Vey, Clécy
33 2 31 69 71 08L'Auberge Saint-Christophe, Pont d'Ouilly
33 2 31 69 81 23
A nice cottage for rent:
Les Isles d'Ouilly
Located away from the main road, close to Pont d'Ouilly, this charming traditional house, including two bedrooms, can accomodate six people. Three "épis" from the Gîtes de France.
Jean-Pierre Allain
33 1 45 80 09 10
giteruralpontdouilly@yahoo.fr
Restaurants
The food in Suisse Normande is quite exceptional! The two hotels we just mentioned provide first class meals for special occasions. Our favorite is the Auberge Saint-Christophe. The 29 euros menu is great value, with unusual dishes using local products.
Another highly recommended restaurant is the Auberge
des Vieilles Pierres, close to Flers, a town next to Suisse
normande. The 25 euros menu offers a large variety of sophisticated
dishes.
Auberge des Vieilles Pierres, Route de Paris, Le Buisson Corblin, 61100
Flers
02 33 65 06 96
Recently, the restaurant "La Roche d'Oëtre" in the touristic centre bearing the same name has become a must because of its good quality/price ratio and nice setting. The chef, Michel Roger, is very efficient. For 15 euros, you may choose between three savoury and roborative dishes (meat or fish casserole or grilled meat) and help yourself with starters, cheeses and desserts from three lavish buffets. The restaurant is such a hit that you have better book by phone, especially at week-ends. Tel : 02 31 68 87 45.
A nice place to have tea after a long walk through
the hills: the restaurant-café La Gavotine. Located in the charming village of Saint Omer, on the top of the cliffs of Clécy, this welcoming café offers a choice of pastries and ice creams. At mealtime, huge salads and set plates are available. The food is not specifically "normande" but it is very good and the plates are big enough to fill up the most starving ramblers! The range of desserts includes chocolate cake, banana split and so on. Prices range between 8 to 13 euros for a plate and 4 to 6 euros for a dessert.
Open every day but Mondays in July and August, weekends only the rest of the year.
La Gavotine,
14220 Saint Omer
02 31 69 77 83
Fancy simple French food, of a very good quality
with very generous helpings? Try the Restaurant de la Place,
in Pont d'Ouilly. You'll be amazed by what you get for 15 euros!
Hôtel-Restaurant de la Place, 14690 Pont d'Ouilly,
02 31 69 40 96
Just as simple and if you like pizzas and pancakes, in Pont d'Ouilly again, you can choose between a welcoming casual pizzeria, right in the village centre : "Chez Marcello", 02 31 69 49 26 and "L'Océane", on the river, in front of the Kayak club, 02 31 67 41 88. It offers a large range of pancakes, salads and desserts. The setting is very nice and you can rent a canoo in summer. About 10 euros a dish, 5 to 6 euros a dessert.
In the nearby tiny village of Mesnil-Villement, try
the friendly Auberge du Roc. In the 16,50 euros set
menu, we enjoyed the salmon starter, the paëlla and the apple
tart.
Auberge du Roc, Le Pont des Vers, 14690 Le Mesnil-Villement
02 31 69 27 92
Next to Condé sur Noireau, the restaurant Au Poisson Vivant is worth a try. A choice of set menus
for 15,10 or 22,20 euros will provide you with good food with
local flavors.
Au Poisson Vivant, Pont-Erambourg, 61790 Saint-Pierre-du-Regard
02 31 69 01 58
Among the many restaurants in Falaise,
a good choice could be the Hôtel-Restaurant de la Poste,
opposite the Château de la Fresnaye. Set menus with Norman
specialties around 20 euros.
02 31 90 13 14
Food
Very high quality food can usually be found in the local shops. In Pont d'Ouilly, for instance the boulangerie David Tostain (several sorts of bread, cakes, home-made ice cream) is a must.
Another unforgettable experience is a stroll through the open air markets in the nearby cities of Falaise (every Saturday morning) and Condé sur Noireau (Thursday morning): fruits and vegetables from the kitchen gardens, cheeses sold by the dairy farmers in the area, seafood coming directly from the Norman coast, livestock...
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