Cities
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- 1 Les Andelys — an historic medieval town, the site of a remarkable castle and churches
- 2 Évreux — nearby are the remains of a Roman theatre, a palace, baths and an aqueduct
- 3 Giverny — the rural retreat of the impressionist painter Claude Monet
Other destinations
[edit]Understand
[edit]The department is a largely wooded plateau intersected by the valleys of the river Seine and its tributaries.
The Eure does not have a coastline, and only a few places have a "spectacular" character, such as the site of Château-Gaillard near Les Andelys or the Pointe de la Roque which dominates the Seine estuary downstream from the Tancarville bridge. The Eure benefits from landscapes that are fairly preserved from industrialization and urbanization, large forests, typical countryside with cool valleys and medium-sized or small towns that have managed to preserve their charm and character. The tourism that takes place there is mainly weekend tourism because this department is favored by its proximity to Paris and its location on the road to the Calvados beaches. Many of its inhabitants go to work in the Paris region or in the Rouen metropolitan area.
Talk
[edit]Get in
[edit]By train
[edit]There are IC stops in Vernon, Gaillon/Aubevoye, Val-de-Reuil (every two hours from Paris-St-Lazare in 45 minutes to just over an hour), Évreux and Bernay (seven times a day from Paris-St-Lazare in just under an hour or 1 hour 23 minutes) and Verneuil sur Avre (five times a day from Paris-Montparnasse in just over an hour).
By car
[edit]The A 13 (Paris–Rouen–Caen) and A 28 (Rouen–Le Mans) motorways run through the department. The N 154 national road (Rouen–Orléans), which is partly motorway-like, runs through the prefecture town of Évreux.
By bicycle
[edit]The Paris-Rouen cycle route runs through this department, parallel to the Seine, passing through Giverny, Vernon and Les Andelys, among others.
Get around
[edit]See
[edit]- Church of Saint-Victor in Saint-Victor-la-Rivière. The curious church of Saint-Victor-la-Rivière on the D 170 between Broglie and Courteilles. Its interior was painted by the innkeeper and Sunday painter Irial Vets based on Michelangelo's frescoes in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican.
- House and garden of Claude Monet in Giverny. The lush garden inspired the the impressionist painter to create numerous works, such as the Japanese Bridge and the Water Lilies series
- Gothic Notre-Dame Cathedral in Évreux. Abbey Church of Saint-Taurin with elaborate goldsmith work from the 13th century; Bishop's seat; Belfry/Clock Tower; representative town hall from the 19th century; pretty town theatre (around 1900).
- Vernon. Old mill hanging on a dilapidated bridge over the Seine
- The Abbey of Bec and the Château-Gaillard near Les Andelys are other important tourist attractions.
- The Château of Buisson de May was built by the royal architect Jacques Denis Antoine from 1781 to 1783.
Do
[edit]Part of the Eure department is included in the Boucles de la Seine Normande regional natural park. The park is rich in exceptional natural and cultural heritage. Many of the park's riches, whether historical, architectural or natural, are located on the Eure side.
Eat
[edit]As a Norman department, Eure offers a gastronomy based on the classic specialties of this region: apples, milk and meat as well as alcohols such as cider, calvados and pommeau. Eure has many famous markets, some of which are specialized: the apple market of Sainte-Opportune-la-Mare, the foie gras market of Neubourg, the herring fair of Lieurey, etc.
Drink
[edit]In Eure, some typical Normandy alcohols are produced: cider, calvados, calvados Pays d'Auge, AOC and pommeau de Normandie, AOC. The largest calvados and pommeau distillery in Normandy has been located in Eure, in Cormeilles, since 1910.
Other products originate from Eure or are produced on its territory:
- Noyau de Vernon is an infusion of cherry pits and almonds mixed with kirsch brandy.
- Richard Cœur de Lion beer, produced in Tosny near Les Andelys.
- Pierval (spring water). The Pierval spring flows under the century-old oaks in the park of the Pont-Saint-Pierre castle, in the Norman Vexin.
