Fécamp, Administrative division in Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France
Fécamp is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department on the Norman coast between Le Havre and Dieppe. The built-up area extends from the pebble beach to the higher ground, where residential neighborhoods are interspersed with meadows and small woodlands.
The abbey was founded in the 7th century as a monastery and grew into an important pilgrimage site during the Middle Ages. After the Revolution the religious building was partly dismantled, while the harbor developed in the 19th century into a major center for cod fishing in the North Atlantic.
The name of the town comes from an old Norse term that recalls the Viking era in Normandy. Today you can still see fishermen mending their nets or unloading their catch at the harbor, while traditional fish shops along the quay sell fresh herring and other seafood.
Anyone planning to visit the cliffs or the chapel perched on the rock face should bring sturdy footwear and expect steep paths. On windy days it can be noticeably cooler along the coast than in the sheltered streets of the town center.
In the Trinity church there is an old reliquary said to contain drops of the blood of Christ that has drawn believers for centuries. Along the quay there are still some of the old brick warehouses where cod used to be dried and salted before being shipped across Europe.
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Palais Bénédictine
834 m
Fécamp Abbey
303 m
Musée des Pêcheries, Fécamp
912 m
Château de Fécamp
293 m
St-Étienne de Fécamp
221 m
Musée des Terre-Neuvas
240 m
Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Salut de Fécamp
1.2 km
Phare de Fécamp
1.5 km
Musée découverte du Chocolat
2.8 km
Sémaphore de Fécamp
1.3 kmCroix de cimetière de Toussaint
3.8 km
Église Saint-Martin de Contremoulins
5.1 km
Église Saint-Rémi de Ganzeville
3.5 km
Port de Fécamp
920 m
Beach of Fécamp
1.3 km
Abbatiale de la Sainte-Trinité de Fécamp
288 mPartie instrumentale de l'orgue à Fécamp
303 mOppidum du Canada
2.4 kmImmeuble, 73 rue Arquaise
504 m
Blockhaus du cap Fagnet
1.2 km
Fécamp la Trinité
303 mBelvédère du Cap Fagnet
1.4 kmScenic viewpoint
1.4 kmScenic viewpoint
1.2 kmScenic viewpoint
1.4 kmFécamp Capitale des Terre-Neuvas
1.2 kmL'Heure du bain
1.2 kmWW II: Abri fortifié
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