West coast

Your hotel is ideally located on the harbor, a stone’s throw from the city center and close to the train station.

Distance to cover: 35km (21,7 miles)

This short stop will give you the opportunity to explore Cherbourg in more depth: the Opera district, the covered market, the fishing port, not to mention the Cité de la Mer, housed in the former transatlantic terminal. At the time, crossings between Paris and New York passed through Cherbourg for embarkation, and it was from this very terminal that the Titanic set sail on its final voyage in 1912.

A half-day bike ride should then be enough to reach the northwestern tip of the Cotentin Peninsula and Cap de la Hague. Along the way, you’ll pass the museum dedicated to the painter Millet, the house of Jacques Prévert, and the charming ports of Omonville-la-Rogue and Port Racine.

Distance to cover: 52km (32,3 miles)

Today, we’re off for a day of breathtaking scenery on the Channel Islands!

Starting from Goury Lighthouse, you’ll follow the wild coastline southwards, admiring a succession of wonders: Écalgrain Bay, the spectacular Nez de Jobourg, then Anse de Vauville with its castle, picturesque village and nature reserve. Your journey will continue through the majestic dunes of Biville to Cap de Rozel, before reaching the vast dune massif of Hattainville.
You will end this magnificent day by heading towards the port of Barneville via Cap… What a treat!

Distance to cover: 52km (32,3 miles)

Further south, the discovery of the small town of Porbail will make you want to stay, at least for a coffee at the harbour. Next, you will discover the typical harbours of western Cotentin, where rivers meet the sea, where the grass is salty and the sheep graze happily. After Carteret, you will visit the harbour of Saint Germain-sur-Ay, then Gelfosses and finally Blainville sur Mer before reaching your destination.

Distance to cover: 44 km (27.5 miles)

Perhaps you’ll take a stroll this morning! The beautiful white sandy beaches, for a coffee or a swim at high tide, or a different world at low tide: that of the sea farmers, the oyster farmers and the tractors that go with them. Indeed, with the sea retreating 2 km or more twice a day, you’ll be dazzled by the spectacle.

You’ll have to get back on your bike for this last stage, but you won’t be disappointed!

After crossing the Sienne and touring the Havre de Régneville, even more charming than the others, you will discover sandy soil, very suitable for market gardening; and there is plenty of it. You will cross the Havre de la Vanlée (the last one) and then follow the pretty beaches of Saint-Martin de Bréhal and Coudeville to arrive at the Pointe du Roc, on which Granville, nicknamed the Monaco of Normandy, is built!

End of the tour in Granville after breakfast