Duration:
Afternoon | approx. 3,5 hours
Walking grade:
Level 3: The excursion by bus is followed by a longer walk. You may need to climb several stairs.
Description:
Fécamp is a seaside resort on the alabaster coast in the department of Seine-Maritime, surrounded by the tallest cliffs in Normandy. An attractive setting, the city became a favorite with the Dukes of Normandy and was their home until 1204. This quintessential fishing port has beautiful seaside resorts, a religious pilgrimage site and is home to the famous Bénédictine liqueur.
During your tour enjoy a visit of the Palais Bénédictine, a Gothic-Renaissance architectural masterpiece. The palais was built at the end of the 19th century for Alexandre Le Grand, a wine merchant from Fécamp who rediscovered a recipe for Bénédictine, which was left at Fécamp Abbey by a Venetian Monk, in the 16thcentury. Le Grand began producing the liqueur and claimed it to have medicinal properties – creating a bestseller. View the extraordinary art collection from the 15th and 16th century left by Alexandre Le Grand, and visit the only distillery in the world still in operation producing the Bénédictine liqueur.
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