Fecamp: Apartments and Holiday Homes
A four-hour mini-cruise on a traditional sailing ship takes visitors to the cliffs of Étretat and the Aiguille Creuse. Those wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Fécamp should focus their accommodation search on this location.
Coast and Nature
Fécamp Beach is a pebble beach with unobstructed views of the sea and cliffs. Water sports activities on the beach include kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding, windsurfing and sea fishing.
Cap Fagnet is part of the European Natura 2000 network and is home to an ornithological reserve as well as distinctive coastal flora. It is located more than 100 metres above sea level and offers views of the Fécamp valley, the beach and the sea. Cap Fagnet is also home to bunkers from the radar station dating from the Second World War. A guided tour may provide access to a medical shelter dug into the cliff.
Maritime History and Culture
A visit to Les Pêcheries begins at a viewing platform overlooking the town of Fécamp and the harbour. Les Pêcheries presents the history of Fécamp’s fishermen, who caught cod in the waters off Newfoundland over long periods of time.
The Abbatiale de la Sainte-Trinité is 127 metres long and has an astronomical tide clock dating from 1667. It is freely accessible outside ceremonies.
The Palais Bénédictine is a building constructed at the end of the 19th century that combines Neo-Gothic and Neo-Renaissance architecture. The palace is still home to the world’s only Bénédictine distillery. A visit includes a guided explanation of the liqueur’s production and a tasting of three varieties of Bénédictine.
Paths and Water
The Côte de la Vierge hike follows the Sente aux Matelots to Cap Fagnet and a viewpoint over the English Channel.
From Fécamp, trips on traditional sailing ships, including former fishing boats, are offered from April to October to discover the cliffs of the Alabaster Coast.
The Vélomaritime passes through Fécamp and connects Roscoff with Dunkirk. The Véloroute du Lin also passes through Fécamp and connects the town with Pourville-sur-Mer.
To the main travel overview: Seine-Maritime.
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