Rick Steves Snapshot Normandy

by Rick Steves, Steve Smith

You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in Normandy.

Rick Steves and Steve Smith cover the essentials of Normandy, including Rouen, Honfleur, Bayeux, Mont St. Michel, and Dinan. Visit the Big Clock in Rouen that dates back to the Renaissance, or cross the causeway towards Mont St. Michel. You'll get Rick's firsthand advice on the best sights, eating, sleeping, and nightlife, and the maps and self-guided tours will ensure you make the most of your experience. More than just reviews and directions, a Rick Steves Snapshot guide is a tour guide in your pocket.

Rick Steves Snapshot guides consist of excerpted chapters from Rick Steves European country guidebooks. Snapshot guides are a great choice for travelers visiting a specific city or region, rather than multiple European destinations. These slim guides offer all of Rick's up-to-date advice on what sights are worth your time and money. They include good-value hotel and restaurant recommendations, with no introductory information (such as overall trip planning, when to go, and travel practicalities).

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction

108 pages, Paperback

First published March 6, 2012

About the author

Rick Steves is an American travel writer, television personality, and activist known for encouraging meaningful travel that emphasizes cultural immersion and thoughtful global citizenship. Born in California and raised in Edmonds, Washington, he began traveling in his teens, inspired by a family trip to Europe. After graduating from the University of Washington with a degree in European history and business, Steves started teaching travel classes, which led to his first guidebook, Europe Through the Back Door, self-published in 1980.
Steves built his Edmonds-based travel company on the idea that travelers should explore less-touristy areas and engage with local cultures. He gained national prominence as host and producer of Rick Steves' Europe, which has aired on public television since 2000. He also hosts a weekly public radio show, Travel with Rick Steves, and has authored dozens of popular guidebooks, including bestselling titles on Italy and Europe at large.
Beyond travel, Steves is an outspoken advocate for drug policy reform, environmental sustainability, and social justice. He supports marijuana legalization and chairs the board of NORML. He has funded housing for homeless families and donates to anti-hunger and arts organizations. In 2019, he pledged $1 million annually to offset the carbon emissions of his tour groups.
Steves is a practicing Lutheran with Norwegian ancestry and continues to live in Edmonds. He has two adult children and is in a relationship with Reverend Shelley Bryan Wee. Despite health challenges, including a prostate cancer diagnosis in 2024, Steves remains committed to his mission of helping Americans travel with greater purpose, empathy, and understanding of the world. His work reflects a belief that travel, done right, can be both transformative and a force for peace.

Reviews

[Kathy · Rating 2 out of 5]

I bought this book for a Seine river cruise through Normandy. It was useful for Rouen and the D Day sites but not helpful if you are visiting Le Havre or some of the smaller towns in Normandy. I consulted the index many times during my trip to find no entries at all for the places I was visiting. Lonely Planet's Normandy and D Day Beaches was a much better resource for my purposes.

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book, always enjoy reading Rick Steves travels.

[Graham · Rating 3 out of 5]

Useful if you are doing the DDay beaches, Honfleur, etc but not much use for the rest of Normandy. Some useful tips for these places though that other guides didn't have

[Mojca · Rating 3 out of 5]

2 ½ - 3 stars

[Elaine L. Fontana · Rating 4 out of 5]

NORMANDY was the perfect companion to my Ama cruise starting in Paris and stopping at
a few wonderful towns nested along the banks of the River Seine.

[May · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's Rick Steve's. Need I say more? Found our guide, hotel and everything else we needed for this trip.

[Kelly Greenwood · Rating 2 out of 5]

Planning...dreaming...