Cherbourg

A week in a loop from Cherbourg down the Cotentin's west coast: Coutances cathedral and Christian Dior's Granville, Mont-Saint-Michel and its bay, the ramparts of Saint-Malo and Dinan, then back by the castle of Fougères.

Mont-Saint-Michel and Saint-Malo from Cherbourg

A fortnight in a loop from Cherbourg round Brittany: Mont-Saint-Michel and Saint-Malo, the Pink Granite Coast, the cliffs of the Crozon peninsula, Concarneau's walled island town and the standing stones of Carnac.

Round Brittany from Cherbourg

Thirteen nights in a loop from Cherbourg south to the Loire: Mont-Saint-Michel and Rennes, the Apocalypse Tapestry at Angers, Chinon, Chenonceau and Chambord, then home by Le Mans and William the Conqueror's Falaise and Caen.

South to the Loire Châteaux from Cherbourg

A long weekend in a loop from Cherbourg: up the 365 steps of the Gatteville lighthouse and onto Utah Beach, over the Hatainville dunes, then the cliffs of La Hague and aboard a nuclear submarine in Cherbourg.

The Cotentin: A Long Weekend from Cherbourg

Five nights in a loop from Cherbourg along the D-Day coast: Utah Beach and Sainte-Mère-Église, Omaha Beach and the Pointe du Hoc, the Mulberry harbour at Arromanches, and Bayeux, before a last night back in Cherbourg.

The D-Day Beaches and Bayeux from Cherbourg

Nine nights in a loop from Cherbourg: the D-Day beaches and Bayeux, Caen and Pegasus Bridge, Honfleur's Vieux Bassin, the chalk arches of Étretat, and the Pays d'Auge cider route before Utah Beach on the way home.

The Normandy Coast to Honfleur and Étretat from Cherbourg

Ten nights in a loop from Cherbourg along the north Brittany coast: Mont-Saint-Michel, the walled towns of Saint-Malo and Dinan, the seabird cliffs of Cap Fréhel and the boulders of the Pink Granite Coast.

Cherbourg

A long weekend

The Cotentin: A Long Weekend from Cherbourg

About a week

The D-Day Beaches and Bayeux from Cherbourg

Mont-Saint-Michel and Saint-Malo from Cherbourg

Longer trips

The Normandy Coast to Honfleur and Étretat from Cherbourg

South to the Loire Châteaux from Cherbourg

Round Brittany from Cherbourg

The North Brittany Coast from Cherbourg