Where to do sport ? 3Pastoral golf of the Charentonne : at less than 5 minutes walking from Bernay town centre, on a classified Natura 2000 spot, an ecological 13-hectare golf with a restricted water use, no chemical products… 177 rue du Val de la Couture. Tel : 06 45 86 45 56. www.golf-charentonne.com Where to sleep ? The "Lion d’or" Hotel : former post office, right in the city centre next to the station. Tel : 02 32 43 12 06 Manoir du val bed and breakfast : in St Aubin le Guichard. Old 16th century home in the heart of the Ouche country. Tel : 02 32 44 41 04 Where to eat ? The Moulin Fourret Hostelry : in an old 16th century windmill. In Saint-Aubin Le Vertueux. Tel : 02 32 43 19 95 www.moulin-fouret.com FIRST STEP Bernay Bernay has been the first town in Eure to be awarded the prestigious "City of Art and History" label. Half-timbered houses, carved porches, small washhouses run alongside the numerous pedestrians streets. To see 3Notre Dame abbey, Notre Dame de la Couture basilica, and Sainte-Croix church. 3Beaux-Arts museum : located in the former abbey home since 1801, this building from the end of 16th century hosts a very nice Rouen earthenware collection. Guillaume de Volpiano square. Tel : 02 32 46 63 23.
Where to go for a walk ? 3In the streets with at least 300 half-timbered houses, like the ones in the Gaston Folloppe street. Some remarkable houses in 9, 12 and 34 rue Thiers ; 31 rue Thiers : sculpted house, Renaissance-style, was the one of the King local property manager ; 10 rue Auguste Leprévost, 5 rue des sources, 16 rue de Lisieux : 16th century corbelled houses. 3The tourist office suggests a 1h30 touristic tour on the theme of Water, Stone and Wood. 3Take the 8-mile Bernay-Broglie green track nestled in the heart of the Charentonne Valley.
SECOND STEP Beaumesnil 8 miles away from Bernay Let us guide you along the Eure, up to the Ouche country, between the Risle and the Charentonne, for a discovery based on pleasure hiking… To visit 3Beaumesnil castle : exceptional example of a Louis XIII-style architecture. Tel : 02 32 44 40 09. www. chateaubeaumesnil.com 3Beaumesnil’s conservatory garden : 500 old and/or picturesque old vegetables. 7 rue des Forges. Tel : 02 32 46 02 54. www.1001legumes.com
3Blanc Buisson castle, in SaintPierre-du-Mesnil : one of the last vestiges of the post MiddleAges era. Tel : 02 32 44 28 05. www.blancbuisson.com 3The Enchanted Village of Automata : in Saint-Aubin des Hayes. Tel : 02 32 44 58 08. www.levillageenchante desautomates.com 3Enjoy yourself in the Evasion Stables in Beaumesnil : shows, hikings, bivouacs. 25 rue du Château. Tel : 02 32 44 35 66 or 06 72 90 02 27; 3Go fishing along the banks from Rugles to La Vieille Lyre… 3Have a stroll according to one of the 17 tours waymarked footpaths. Where to eat ? 3The Etape Louis XIII counter : an innovative cooking which honours organic and local products. 2 Route de Barre en Ouche. Tel : 08 99 10 66 32 3You can also discover the many cider farms. In the Barre en Ouche : "Ferme de la Pillerie" ; in the Noyer en Ouche : "Ferme de la Godinière", etc. 3Push the door of Cacao Story, Michaël Hurel chocolate maker’s gourmand den and discover his famous classics and unusual creations. 38 Grande Rue, in La Barre en Ouche. Tel : 02 32 45 35 96. Where to sleep ? 3In Le Manoir cottage : in an old 12th century manor, Tel : 02 32 44 39 06.
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