Étretat is a small resort with beautiful pebble beaches on the Alabaster coast of the English Channel, one of the main attractions of Normandy, in northern France. It is located right on the beach, where the waters of the English Channel formed amazingly beautiful steep cliffs with natural arches - one of the most beautiful landscapes in France. These rocks and the resort located on them attracted many famous artists, including Augen Bodin, Gustave Corbet, Claude Monet, and Vasily Polenov.
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| Etretat Normandy France |
Two of the three known arches are visible from Etretat itself: the Porte d'Aval and the Porte d'Amont. The third and largest arch, Manneporte, is not visible from the city, you have to go to it.
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| Etretat Normandy France |
It is advisable to lay the whole day for a trip to Etretat so that you can walk to the arches, since the village itself is located below the sea, along the beach, and the path to the rocks goes uphill and is quite long and high. It won't take you an hour to get there and back.
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| Etretat Normandy France |
The tourist office is located in the center of Etretat, next to the bus stop, a few blocks from the beach itself. Hiking trails to the famous cliffs start from the beach. Two large arches are located on the southeast edge of the beach and one large arch on the northeast side, both are breathtakingly beautiful.