Normandy is situated along the coast of France south of the English Channel between Brittany (to the west) and Picardy (to the east). The Gite is located in Grandcamp Maisy which is in the Calvados region of Basse-Normandie (Lower Normandy).

This area is ideal for exploring the D-Day beaches. Local attractions include:

• Grandcamp Maisy
• Omaha / Juno / Sword / Gold D-Day Landing Beaches
• The Maisy Battery, a hidden German HQ recently discovered
• Pointe du Hoc, where the US Rangers climbed the cliffs on D-Day
• Bayeux with the Tapestry and Cathedral
• Caen with its Memorial and Castle
• Granville, on the Cherbourg peninsula
• The American Cemetery at Collville-sur-Mer
• Airborne Museum at St Mere Eglise
• Bricquebec