France’s Normandy region covers the northernmost half of the country’s northwestern section. From the military campaigns of Joan of Arc during the end of the Hundred Years’ War to the Allied liberation of France beginning with D-Day, Normandy has played an important role in France’s history. With its vast countryside lined with orchards and its tall cliffs standing watch over Atlantic beaches, … [Read more...] about Day Trips from Paris: Things to Do in Normandy