Falaises d'Aval, Chalk cliff in Normandy, France.
The Aval cliff rises 80 meters above the English Channel, featuring a natural arch formation and a distinctive 70-meter-high limestone needle standing independently.
The cliff base contains remnants of an eighteenth-century oyster park specifically constructed to supply fresh oysters to Queen Marie Antoinette of France.
The location became a central subject for Impressionist painters, particularly Claude Monet, who created multiple paintings depicting the cliff in different light conditions.
Access to the cliff top requires climbing steep stairs, while the cave beneath becomes accessible only during low tide periods.
The cliff houses the Chambre des Demoiselles, a cave formation connected to medieval tales of three young women imprisoned by a local lord.
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