This Green Guide is your indispensable reference for discovering the attractions of Normandy. Behind the long sandy beaches, the great sand dunes and the rocky bays and cliffs of the Normandy coast lie the lush pastures grazed by dairy cattle, trim stud farms, cider apple orchards, green valleys and wooded hills. Low timber-framed farm houses with thatched roofs contrast with castle battlements, monastic ruins and soaring cathedral spires. Monuments, museums and heritage trails record the great events of history from the invasions of the Northmen in 800 to the Normady landings in 1944.