At the end of the 19th century, the boom in sea bathing
introduced on the coast luxurious villas and buildings
of a great variety of architectural styles.
The first buildings, dating from the Second Empire, proudly display
bricks and ornaments in relief. Later, the importance of nature
a new relationship to the living environment,
organizing the house around large openings: bow windows, loggias and balconies
and balconies enliven the facades. Then came the historicist trend, a clever mixture of influences
borrowed from classical styles (Italian, Flemish, medieval, renaissance...).
In the 1920's, the Norman style was finally imposed,
combining colored wood panelling, chequered brickwork and roof overhangs.
In a completely different style, deliberately more modern, Deauville is also known for its
for its Art Nouveau and Art Deco buildings. This unique heritage
gives the area an original, distinctive and precious charm,
to be discovered along the streets or during the guided tours offered by the tourist information offices.
On foot or by bike, take these streets to enjoy the surprising architecture of the seaside villas.
→ In BENERVILLE-SUR-MER: the Avenue du littoral and the rue des Lais de Mer.
→ In BLONVILLE-SUR-MER: rue Hoinville, rue Avézard, avenue Beauséjour, avenue Michel d'Ornano (towards Villers-sur-Mer).
→ IN TOURGEVILLE: Rue d'Ivy, avenue de la Terrasse.
→ IN DEAUVILLE: Rue Jacques Le Marois, boulevard Cornuché (opposite the high school), avenue du Général de Gaulle, Rue Robert Fossorier, Rue Oliffe.
→ In VILLERVILLE: rue des Bains, Allée du Jardin Madame.
→ In VILLERS-SUR-MER: rue des Foulans, rue des Muttes, rue des Bosquets, rue Pasteur, rue des Tamaris.
→ DEAUVILLE, HISTORY & HERITAGE
Take a fabulous trip back in time to 1860, when the Duke of Morny created Deauville. Discover the exceptional places that have forged its international reputation but also its most intimate places.
Departure from Deauville Tourism, Quai de l'Impératrice Eugénie, 14800 DEAUVILLE
Tel: +33 (0) 2 31 14 40 00
→ DEAUVILLE, ARCHITECTURE AND VILLAS
When walking through Deauville, villas, manors and other extraordinary buildings highlight a great diversity of architectural styles. This multiplicity of references, but also of dominant characters, often repeated, have forged the personality of the city. Discover this remarkable heritage, today valued and preserved, along the streets and the most emblematic villas of the city.
Departure from Deauville Tourism, Quai de l'Impératrice Eugénie, 14800 DEAUVILLE
Tel: +33 (0) 2 31 14 40 00
→ VILLERS-SUR-MER, ARCHITECTURE AND HERITAGE
How did a small village between land and sea become a popular seaside resort on the Côte Fleurie? Why brick? Why so much fantasy? From the first villas of the 19th century to the latest constructions, discover a heritage and an architecture resulting from the seaside development.
Departure from Villers-sur-Mer Tourism, Place Mermoz, 14640 VILLERS-SUR-MER
Phone : +33 (0) 2 31 14 40 00
→ VILLERS-SUR-MER, SECRET HISTORIES OF SEASIDE VILLAS
At the end of the 19th century, Villers-sur-Mer became a fashionable destination for sea bathing. The seafront was redesigned to offer a pleasant and fashionable stroll, and villas, each more original than the last, were built. Along the streets, which often bear the names of the pioneers of Villers-sur-Mer, discover the anecdotes that mark out the history of the town.
Departure from Villers-sur-Mer Tourism, Place Mermoz, 14640 VILLERS-SUR-MER
Phone : +33 (0) 2 31 14 40 00
→ IT ALL STARTS AT TOUQUES!
From Charlemagne to today, the town of Touques has gone through time! Long before the popularity of seaside resorts, Touques was the port of the valley, seeing the Vikings, Thomas Becket, the Dukes of Normandy and Gustave Flaubert pass through. Go back in time to the origins of the town, from its forgotten past to its ever present medieval heritage, which today gives it its reputation as a "small town of character".
Departure from Touques Tourisme, 20 Place Lemercier, 14800 TOUQUES
Tel : +33 (0) 2 31 14 40 00
→ GUIDED TOUR OF THE VILLA STRASSBURGER
Protected as a historical monument since 1975, this imposing Norman regionalist style residence was commissioned by Baron Henri de Rothschild. Owned by the American newspaper publisher Ralph Beaver Strassburger from 1924, the villa was bequeathed by his heirs to the City of Deauville in 1980. The villa has retained its period furniture, decoration, knick-knacks, numerous paintings of horses and caricatures that bear witness to the festivities of the time.
Meet at the Villa Strassburger, Avenue Strassburger, 14800 DEAUVILLE
Phone : +33 (0) 2 31 14 40 00
→ BLONVILLE-SUR-MER, CONFIDENCES OF A FAMILY SEASIDE RESORT
How does an augeron village become a seaside resort? Walk through the streets of Blonville-sur-Mer and trace its history, its transformation, its architecture and its beach.
Departure from Blonville Tourism, 32 bis Avenue Michel d'Ornano, 14910 BLONVILLE-SUR-MER
Tel : +33 (0) 2 31 14 40 00
