Etretat

Étretat is best known in Normandy for its white chalk cliffs, especially the sea arch Porte d’Aval and the Aiguille needle. On the Côte d’Albâtre, the town faces the English Channel, where wave action has cut arches and steep headlands from the coastal chalk. A pebble beach lies beneath Falaise d’Amont and Falaise d’Aval, while paths above the shore follow the cliff tops. In the 1880s, Claude Monet repeatedly painted Étretat’s cliffs, helping make their changing forms familiar far beyond Normandy. Continue with other webcams from the area to see how this part of Normandy connects regionally.

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