Half an hour drive from Honfleur, but such a different place. The houses here look all new or upgraded. This is a city for the rich, who come to spend their holidays. The city centre is the casino and a conference place. The streets are lined with villas and chic boutiques selling labelled commodities. Instead of old time charm, the city smells of money!

One of the main reasons you spend time in Deauville is to go to the beach, in the summer at least. So you should not miss it even if you are off season for sunbathing. It stretches for as long as you can see, so I guess even on a sunny day in the summer it will not get too crowded. We were there in early july and it was a bit cool, so not many people in the water. Even if you dont plan on getting even your feet wet it is a nice stroll along the boardwalk.

We spent a lovely sunny day here in September. We were touring Normandie for the week and this was one of my “must go to” places. Parking was plentiful and at a reasonable cost - €6 for the day. The beach area is gorgeous with a boardwalk that stretches from the harbour right along the beach. There are numerous bars along the boardwalk both on and off the beach. We stopped at one of them Bar de la Mer for drinks. While prices were not cheap, we did expect to pay a premium for being on the beach and for being at an “upmarket” resort. I had an Aperol Spritz which came in at €15 while my other half had a pint of lager at €12. The only issue we had, having walked further back along the beach was that all of the public toilets were closed. Following on we got a taxi boat across the harbour over to Trouville which was €2.5 each. This saved us a further walk so was worth it. Trouville is probably my favourite resort of the two with beautiful buildings and a range of shops and restaurants all along the beach front and at significantly cheaper prices than the neighbouring Deauville. We ate in one of them, having our favourite Galletes and a glass of wine, which came in at approx. €35. Overall a very pleasant day and I would recommend this area to anyone visiting the beautiful region of Normandie.