The Flower Coast
Discover the invitation booklets to explore Normandy, offered by the Château de Tilly.
These suggested itineraries are fully customizable to suit your needs. Please feel free to contact our teams for more information.
The Côte Fleurie, less than an hour from Château de Tilly, invites you on a never-ending journey. From art history with the Impressionists to wide sandy beaches, majestic villas to casinos with remarkable architecture, we invite you to discover the colorful, flavorful, historic, and refined world of the Côte Fleurie.
On the agenda:
- 9 a.m.: Honfleur, famous for its port but also its museums
- Lunch at a restaurant in town
- Head to Cabourg or Deauville, depending on your preference.
- Return to Château de Tilly the evening—remember to make a reservation!
9 a.m.: Departure for Honfleur, 50 minutes
Discover the parking lots in the city of Honfleur by clicking here.
We encourage you to stop by the tourist office to pick up some brochures, including a map, then head to the Eugène Boudin Museum. This will take you past the port to another part of the city. You will also pass Sainte-Catherine Church, notable for its painted inverted boat hull roof.
The Eugène Boudin Museum is a kid-friendly museum that will appeal to the whole family. It displays pre-Impressionist collections by artists who passed through Honfleur, as well as temporary exhibitions that are sometimes more original. Impressionism is an essential part of the town's past, as it is considered one of the birthplaces of the movement. To link this visit to Château de Tilly, we currently offer [09/2025] a gourmet menu inspired by Impressionist works. Please ask our staff for more information.
Allow between 1 hour and 1 hour 30 minutes for the visit.
The Eugène Boudin Museum
12:30 p.m.: Your lunch
Honfleur is a tourist town and, as such, there are many establishments in the center. Thetourist office offers a map listing the restaurants located in the center. click here to see it.Heading towards the port to stay in the sea air, theEscale offers beautiful seafood platters, and for something more traditional, next to Sainte-Catherine Church you will find Côté Resto , one of the best restaurants in town. L'art du Bistro also has a very good reputation and is located right next to Côté Resto.
Your afternoon: you have two choices
The Côte Fleurie has several iconic towns that have made it famous, both in France and internationally.
Deauville and Cabourg, to name but a few, offer a wide range of activities that vary throughout the seasons.
We encourage you to find out about the various events and activities on offer depending on the time of year you are staying at Château de Tilly, and to make your choice according to your mood at the time!
Cabourg is a family seaside resort par excellence. Its historic town center is worth visiting, its beaches are large, and its restaurants and bars are plentiful. In the pedestrian street, you will find many shops of all kinds, including local products, crafts, souvenir shops, ice cream stands, and waffle stands.
The Villa du Temps Retrouvé can be an original visit that will punctuate a beautiful afternoon spent relaxing and strolling.
The city's casino is worth seeing—perhaps a good idea at the end of the day to relax after all that walking!
The Villa of Time Regained
Cabourg Beach
The casino
His illustrations, his racecourse, its golf course, its casino, its beach! Buildings with extravagant architecture, internationally renowned events, sandy beaches stretching as far as the eye can see... these are just some of the must-see attractions of the Côte Fleurie! Don't miss the old town of Deauville to discover the city's past, then take a stroll along the boardwalk and the beach. Finally, grab a coffee in the village before heading home or take a trip to the Barrière casino to end the day!
The Barrière Golf Course
The Barrière Casino
The Boardwalk of Deauville
End of the day: return to Château de Tilly
For your return to the Château, allow 40 to 50 minutes by car.
Remember to make a reservation at L'Échiquier de Tilly so you can eat on site and avoid having to drive again. Our teams will be ready to welcome you.
Practical information
Full itinerary for the day:
By Deauville: https://maps.app.goo.gl/JbpQC2Gkm2Edg6hp8
By Cabourg: https://maps.app.goo.gl/8DHYH6393KbWhmUY7
Please note that you can take the coastal road, but it may be very busy during the summer season.
Honfleur Tourist Office:
Quai Lepaulmier, 14600 Honfleur, +33 (0)2 31 89 23 30
Museums in Honfleur:
https://www.musees-honfleur.fr/
Deauville Tourist Office
Quai de l’Impératrice Eugénie, 14800 Deauville, +33 (0)2 31 14 40 00
Barrière Casino in Deauville:
2 Edmond Blanc Street, 14800 Deauville, +33 (0)2 31 14 31 14
https://www.casinosbarriere.com/deauville
Cabourg Tourist Office:
Gardens of the Town Hall, 14390 Cabourg, +33 (0)2 31 06 20 00
https://www.normandie-cabourg-paysdauge-tourisme.fr/destinations/cabourg/
Cabourg Casino:
Promenade Marcel Proust, 14390 Cabourg, +33 (0)2 31 28 19 19
https://casino-cabourg.partouche.com/
Access:
Where is Château de Tilly located?
Adresse: 43 allée de Tilly, 27520, Boissey-Le-Châtel, FRANCE
We are: Next to Bec-Hellouin and its abbey (10 min or 10 km), close to Bourgtheroulde and Bourg-Achard, and 18 min from Neubourg and the Château du Champ de Bataille (18 km), close to Rouen (35 km), on the road to Deauville (1 hour or 60 km) and the D-Day beaches or Giverny (80 km) and only 1 hour 20 minutes from Paris and 2 hours 30 minutes from Mont-Saint-Michel.
How to get to Château de Tilly
- By car: At the junction of the A13 and A28 motorways, you'll find us.
- By train: The nearest station is Bourgtheroulde Thuit-Hébert station TER line 852082 from Rouen Rive Droite station. Then take a taxi (10 min). We recommend booking in advance or taking a taxi from Rouen Station (35 min).
- Airport: 45 min from Rouen airport or 1h45 from Roissy-Charles de Gaulle.