Étretat is a French seaside resort in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region. The town with its 1,600 inhabitants is located directly on the English Channel, in one of the few valley openings in the 120-km-long steep cliff between Dieppe and Le Havre. Due to its light color this is also called the Alabaster Coast.
Bilder zum Hafen Étretat / France
Cruise offers to the port Étretat / France
Etretat is best known for its steep cliffs with spectacular rock formations that surround the city on both sides: To the west lies the Falaise d'Aval with its Porte d'Aval, a large natural rock arch, reminiscent of an elephant's trunk. East of the Etretat rises the Falaise d'Amont with the Porte d'Amont. On this cliff above the town towers the chapel of Notre Dame de la Garde. Behind this there is a monument and a small museum in honor of the two aviators Charles Nungesser and François Coli. The rocks of Etretat repeatedly attracted important artists. Famous paintings of the city and its rocks are, among others, by Eugène Delacroix, Gustave Courbet, Camille Corot and Claude Monet. Many writers (among others Victor Hugo, Alexandre Dumas, Guy de Maupassant) succumbed to the charm of the coastal town.
In which country / island is Étretat located?