One moment you are winding through apple orchards awash in spring blossom, the next you are inhaling briny air on chalk‑white cliffs above the Channel. Few regions compress so much contrast into so little distance, and nowhere does that dual personality reveal itself more richly than in Normandie’s accommodation culture. Skip the sameness of multinational chains and you will discover a tapestry of retreats—half‑timbered farmsteads, slate‑roofed seaside villas, re‑imagined abbey outbuildings—each encouraging you to slow down and tune in to the landscape’s quiet rhythms. Below, we map an unhurried route that pairs countryside comfort with coastal charm, guiding you toward the most inviting settings for a Stay Normandie without profiling individual properties. Orchard mornings, camembert afternoons Begin in the verdant core of Pays d’Auge, where cider route signposts trace gentle hills thick with pear and apple trees. Booking a Chambre Normandie here seldom means four sterile ...