Should you be crossing the western channel in mid June, you could stumble across the "Tour de Normandie" an annual French vintage car rally which runs from Wednesday 13 - Sunday 17 June 2007. This promises a cavalcade of classic french cars from vintage to 1970s which will be so evocative of the France of old films - such as Jean-Luc Goddard's Weekend [1967]
The route starts at Epaignes (27 Eure, Normandie) north of Lisieux to Elbeuf (south of Rouen) via ont l'Eveque (home of Père Magloire Calvados); then south to Evreux, west to Orbec and finishing in l'Aigle (=the Eagle! 61,Orne, Normanide.
More than 100 vehicles are expected which should provide an interesting spectacle in the gently rolling countryside of Normandy, perhaps enhanced by a little of the local produce - cider, Calvados (apple brandy), cream, butter and cheese!
FOR MORE INFO:
Tour de Normanide (in French)
Normandy Tourism
RECOMMENDED READING:
The Rough Guide to Brittany and Normandy - Edition 9
Normandy Green Guide (Michelin Green Guides)
