Cycling Tour of Normandy, France

Normandy makes a great destination for a cycling holiday. You can decide for yourself whether you want to take your own bikes or hire them locally - there are plenty of hire shops around or tour operators around.

There are also plenty of maps and guides available to help you plan your route. Recommended maps are the Cartes de Promenade from the Institut Geographique National with a scale of 1:100 000 (1cm = 1 mile). Using a larger scale map can make the navigation a bit more difficult but they do cover a larger area and they show all the GR routes (Grande Randonnée routes - the registered hiking trials).

If you are happy with a smaller area then the larger scaled IGN Serie Bleue maps 1:25000 are worth taking a look at. They are useful for cycling in all areas of France.

Don't forget to take your passport with you if you're planning to hire bikes as they are often the only acceptable form of identification that you will have available.

Remember to cycle on the right! Bike helmets are strongly recommended for children and adults alike, and often will be needed to ensure your travel insurance is not invalidated.

Once you hit the route on your Normandy cycling tour, there are many local pleasures to seek out and enjoy.

There have also been so many world-altering moments that have taken place in Normandy. In Rouen, along the River Seine, the Place du Vieux-Marche designates where Joan of Arc was burned at the stake. William the Conqueror also used these shores to set off for the Battle of Hastings.

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