L’arbre aux étoiles is located in a highly touristic area with many places of interest, whether natural, cultural or historic. It is the ideal base camp for nearby tours or daily excursions.
In the village
- The ruins of the Grestain abbey (13th century) and the grave of Arlette, the mother of William the conquerer
- The roman chapel and the Saint-Méen source in Carbec (where François Truffaut made the film “La chambre Verte”)
- The lighthouse of Fatouville, which was actually in activity from 1850 to 1908, watching over the Seine estuary
- The manor of La Pommeraye
- … Not forgetting the numerous walking trails (GR 223 and 224 and three other trails accessible from the Ecolodge) along water ponds and various monuments.
Surroundings, a few kilometres away
- Honfleur: the old fishing harbour, the Satie Museum, the Boudin Museum, the Naturospace (tropical garden)
- Deauville-Trouville
- The Paleospace at Villers sur mer
- The numerous horse riding schools
- The Vernier Marshlands (Marais Vernier), a natural reserve in a former meander of the river Seine
- The Brotonne forest, and the charming villages of Vieux-Port and Aizier
- Pont-Audemer and its canals (Click here)
- The stained glass windows of the Saint-Hélier church in Beuzeville (Click here)
- The eco-friendly golf course Golf de la charentonne
- The Normandy bridge
Excursions
A great number of excursions are possible, for half a day or a day :
- The Normandy abbeys (Saint Wandrille, Jumièges, le Bec Helloin…)
- The manors of Pays d’Auge
- Remarkable gardens (Vendeuvre, Mézidon-Canon, Cambremer…)
- Le Havre, Unesco world heritage, and the Malraux museum (28 km)
- The alabaster coast: the white cliffs of Etretat (50 km), Varangeville (113 km)…
- The magnificent Normandy city of Rouen (79 km)
- The war memorial of Caen, and the men and women abbeys (72 km)
- Dday landing beaches (109 Km)
- Mont Saint-Michel (204 km)
- Giverny and the Monet museum (120 km)
- Versailles (175 km) and Paris (185 km)
