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These stunning white chalk cliffs have drawn people, especially artists, such as Claude Monet and Guy de Maupassant, to the area for eons. The cliffs are often compared to the famous White Cliffs ...
Whether they're seen from above or below, its white chalk cliffs dazzle residents and visitors alike. FRANCE 24 takes you to discover this coastal gem in the company of Alexander Grivko ...
The farming commune of Étretat in northwestern France may be small, but it boasts big scenic views. The striated white and gray cliffs located there overlook the English Channel and feature ...
France attracts more foreign visitors than any ... and Claude Monet painted the cliffs and sea arches more than 90 times during the 1880s. Now, more than 10,000 tourists descend upon this Normandy ...
In the early 20th century, the actress known as Madame Thébault built a villa on an idyllic plot of rolling landscape in Étretat, France, atop the rocky cliffs of Normandy’s Alabaster Coast. The ...
In the north, the commune of Etretat and its white chalk cliffs ... Generations of painters have also recognised the cliffs’ aesthetic virtues and France’s museums are full of images of ...
France's Tourism Minister ... up trampling and eroding the cliffs and endangers the beach cliffs," Shai Mallet, co-head of the Etretat Tomorrow residents' organisation, told the French news ...