Europe > France > Cabourg: Weather, Climate and Travel Guide

French town of Calvados in Normandy, Cabourg is a seaside resort located along the Channel on the Côte Fleurie, and has a little less than 4000 inhabitants. Renowned since the beginning of the 20th century for its long sandy beach, it offers the visitor its pretty bourgeois villas which dates from the same period, the Casino which has seen many renowned artists, the famous Grand Hotel where Proust has stayed with His grandmother, all this charm Belle Epoque precisely described by Marcel Proust in his famous novel A la recherche du temps perdu. You can also visit the museum devoted to the local painter Michel Piel, admire the villas with their balconies and the facades decorated with ceramics or mosaics, walk along the promenade Marcel Proust (still him!) Which runs along the dike, or attend a race of Horses on his racecourse exclusively reserved for trotting. Several green spaces will also allow you to take a pleasant break, such as the gardens of Cap-Cabourg where is installed an insect hotel, the pretty square of the Bizontine with its black pines and holm oaks, or the park of Aquilon And its playgrounds. You can reach Cabourg by the A13 from Paris, 2 hours 15 minutes by train or from the train station Saint-Lazare. Easy walking or cycling in the city.