E5 – Côte des Isles Tourist Train

09:00 Optional tours Visit a basket-making workshop: weaving plant fibers is an ancestral craft, 100% done by hand. You'll discover the 400 m² of exhibition space, as well as the nearby plant area and oseraie. Take a guided tour of the workshop, the wicker, rattan and bamboo materials, and the museum, which features over 250 woven creations from the past century. In the video-projection room, a film will introduce you to wicker from the cut to the finished basket, as well as the history of the company, which has been awarded the Living Heritage label for its rare know-how.orMeet the guide in Valognes, 1st traffic circle (Magasin Leclerc), Valognes exit on the 4-lane road. Guided tour of Valognes, nicknamed the "Little Versailles of Normandy" for its many private mansions, some of which were miraculously spared by the Liberation bombings. Guided tour of the seaside resort of Barneville-Carteret. Panoramic stop at Cap de Carteret, facing the Channel Islands.orGuided tour of the "route des havres", passing through Agon-Coutainville and its magnificent Sienne harbor, Pirou, capital of whelk fishing, Créances, famous for its market gardening, etc...

11:30 Meet your guide

11:45 Arrival in Barneville-Carteret - LunchInstallation for lunch served on a 1960 train between Barneville and Probail.Single menu to choose from:KirStarters: Coquille de thon et macédoine Or duo de terrines maison Or quiche NormandeMain courses: Blanquette de veau Or poulet chasseur Or sauté de porc à la NormandeCheese: Camembert au lait cruDesserts: Tarte aux pommes Or Teurgoule Or mousse au chocolatDrinks: 25 cl wine and coffee

14:00 Portbail - Guided train rideAfternoon: Guided tour of Portbail, a seaside resort with a rich and varied heritage... Le havre, the 11th-century Notre Dame church on the edge of the harbor, a listed historic monument distinguished by its fortified bell tower, a vestige of the Hundred Years War, the 13-arched bridge, the baptistery, etc.Guided train ride back to Carteret, stopping en route for a guided tour of "La Mère Denis" washhouse. Originally from Morbihan in Brittany, the famous washerwoman Jeanne le Calvé (real name) became an advertising star in 1972 to promote the Vedette washing-machine brand. Ends around 4.00 pm in Barneville-Carteret.

Around 4:15 pm End of services. Return to region