The archaelogical gardens (Vieil-Evreux), medieval fortresses (Château-Gaillard, Harcourt), centuries-old abbeys (Bec-Hellouin, Fontaine-Guérard), towns and villages in the forests of Normandy (Lyons-la-Forêt, Ferrière-sur-Risle), the thatched cottage trail… Walk through centuries of history.

The untamed countryside of the Marais Vernier, the beechwood cathedrals of Lyons forest, gardens that range from the world-renowned (Giverny) to the highly unusual (Garden of the Gods, Garden of the Fives Senses, the Garden of Heaven and Hell), luxuriant valleys and rural nooks that offer you more than 2,000 km of paths and trails for the joys of rambling and hiking.

Water - the element that wakes up colour, the Seine with its Impressionist variations, meadow-rimmed rivers offering a paradise on earth to all fly-fishermen, opening out on to the sea and the Normandy Bridge; water-bound towns (Pont-Audemer, Bernay) and the Seine in Normandy Regional Nature Park.

A natural morale-building tonic to be taken on foot, bike, horse-back, in a canoe, in tourist trains, mixing sports and relaxation (the Léry-Poses regional leisure complex, the aquatic paradise of Center Parks), or one of the departement's 6 golf courses.

The full, rounded smells of the open-air markets (selling foie gras, apples, little-known vegetables from the past, herrings, the Nettle Follies), the authentic taste of produce from local farms you can visit (selling cider, Calvados, foie gras, ostrich meat, snails, and much more), cooking courses, gourmet stopovers with the great French chefs (4 restaurants with one star in the Michelin guide), Sundays crackling with crusty French loaves fresh from the oven, and more.

Eure d'Eté and its 150 exciting dates for your diary you should be sure to note: discover the lively atmosphere of the country taverns, the guinguettes, along the banks of the Seine, use your flair to unearth treasures in antique shops, fall in love with exciting places and exciting people.