Étretat Beach

Normandy · 🇫🇷 France

The chalk arches and needle that Monet painted again and again.

Sea temperature

~17°C in the warm season

Water

Cool Channel

Sand

White pebble

Swimming

Cold, pebbly

Best time to visit

Jun–Sep

Setting

Chalk cliffs & arches

Beach type

Wild & scenic

Region

Europe

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Photo: Jörg Braukmann (CC BY-SA 4.0) · source