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Le Normandie Tara Keller L’histoire Pre-Historic times 3rd, 4th centuries, BC and AD 13th century to 17th century 18th and 19th centuries World War II Pre-Historic times Archaeological finds: Cave paintings Some of earliest Remains 3rd, 4th centuries BC and AD Gauls invaded Normandie Julius Caesar invaded Gaul, 9 different tribes 3rd century AD- Vikings invaded Seine Valley “Romanization” Name from vikings- “northmen” Taken over by Germany 13th to 17th centuries 1204-1259- English possession Hundred-Years War Occupied by British forces Back and forth between England and France 18th, 19th centuries industries introduced and developed: Weaving Metallurgy sugar refining Ceramics shipbuilding 19th century First beach resorts open World War II D-Day invasion of Normandie beaches La culture Painting Architecture Religion Culinary Painting Attracted many artists Monet Picasso Renoir Many styles Romanticism Impressionism Monet’s Rouen Cathedrals Architecture Rich variety: Roman Germanic Norman Religion Currently no established church Previous influences Separated church and state Anglican Church Celtic Christianity Catholicism No singular patron saint Saints Revered in Normandy Aubert Founder of Mont Saint-Michel Joan of Arc (Jeanne d’Arc) Major hero of Hundred-Years War Martyred in Rouen Les villes/les villages fameux Giverny Rouen Bayeux Giverny Small town Claude Monet lived and died here Rouen Major city Seat of the Exchequer in Middle Ages Joan of Arc was burnt at stake here (under English control) Rouen Cites to See Place du Vieux Marché Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen Rouen Notre Dame Cathedral Struck by lightning several times, interrupted building Burials: Richard the Lionhearted’s heart Rouen in Culture The character Erik born “in a small town not far from Rouen” Call of Duty 3 features map set in Rouen Bayeux Major city Bayeux Tapestry City involved in wars Hundred Years’ War General Charles de Gaulle Bayeux Tapestry 70 metres, 230 ft Musée de la Tapisserie de Bayeux embroidery La Gastonomie Cuisine based around three main products of region Seafood apples Dairy products AOC Appellation d’origine Contrôlée "controlled designation of origin“ French certification granted to French geographical indications Wines Cheese Butters agricultural products Cheeses Normandie-originated cheeses: Camembert Livarot Pont l'Évêque Brillat-Savarin Neufchâtel Petit Suisse Camembert soft, creamy, surface-ripened cow's milk cheese First made in the late 18th century in Le Normandie Livarot soft, pungent, washed rind cheese made from cow's milk Washed-rindrepeatedly wiped with, brushed with, dunked in a liquid such as saltwater, brine, or an alcohol Pont l'Évêque Probably oldest Norman cheese still in production uncooked, unpressed cow'smilk cheese Washed rind, Norman origins Brillat-Savarin soft, white-crusted cow's milk triple cream Brie Creamy and faintly sour named after 18th century French gourmet and political figure Jean Anthelme BrillatSavarin. created in the 1930s Neufchâtel soft, slightly crumbly, mouldripened cheese aroma and taste of mushrooms One of oldest cheeses in France Petit Suisse “Little Swiss” unripened, unsalted, smooth creamy cheese Apples Used to make Ciders and drinks Deserts and pastries Calvados Popular apple brandy from Normandie apples trou normand – inbetween courses to partake a glass distilled from specially grown and selected apples over 200 named varieties Bourdelot apples baked in pastry localities all over have their own variation Seafood Mussels Scallops Lobsters mackerel oysters Les endroits à visiter Normandy Beaches Pont de Normandie Mont Saint Michel Normandy Beaches Code names from WWII: Sword Beach Juno Beach Gold Beach Omaha Beach Utah Beach Still called by code names Sword Beach Invaded by British Sixth British Airborne parachuted Ouistreham to Luc-sur-Mer Museums: Musée de la Batterie de Merville Ranville War Cemetery Map Juno Beach Invaded by Canadians Includes towns of St. Aubin-sur-Mer, Bernières-sur-Mer, Courseulles-sur-Mer Strongest Defense Museums: Site de Courseulles-sur-Mer Centre Juno Beach Map Gold Beach Invaded by British 5 miles wide Museums Arromanches (Not really a museum) Musée Memorial de la Bataille de Normandie Map Omaha Beach Invaded by U.S.A. No cover, strewn with dead Museums: Musée Memorial d’Omaha Beach Musée D-Day Omaha Map Utah Beach Invaded by U.S.A. Accidentally landed south, not as well defended Objective- cut peninsula in half, take Cherbourg Museums: Memorial de la Liberte Retrouvee Many monuments Map Pont de Normandie cable-stayed road bridge spans river Seine More than 19,000 tons of steel used, 184 cables were used Longest cable-stayed at time Les fêtes Fetes Jeanne d’Arc Medieval Festival May 27th and 28th Rouen June 17th and 18th Les Andelys Bayeux July 1st and 2nd Crevecouer-second week of July mid October to end of November, Autumn Festival in several cities of region La Fin! Merci beaucoup pour votre attentions!