Like a natural geological barrier separating Villerville and Trouville-sur-Mer, the Black Rocks Cliffs - Pointe du Heurt have dominated the English Channel for nearly 160 million years. Far from the tumult of the beaches of the Côte Fleurie, the place has remained wild and has lost none of its beauty; all along its 4km, no construction, no house towers over the cliffs. The majority of the site is classified "Sensitive Natural Area" by the department of Calvados, to better perpetuate it. Slides, erosion, limestone layers... Many secrets are engraved in the stone. Our advice to discover them:

• Participate in a nature outing. Several times a year, guided walks are organized to learn more about the history of the Roches Noires - Pointe du Heurt, understand its vegetation and observe its fauna.
• Kayak touring. From the sea, sit in a kayak for a hike accompanied by a Concept Sport Emotion instructor and contemplate the wild beauty of the cliffs.
• Stroll in the Parc des Graves. There are 800 meters of pedestrian paths that make up this park, a real garden on the cliffs. The highlight of the walk is the panorama of the Black Rocks.

> The hike to do: Villerville by the cliffs of the Roches Noires - Pointe du Heurt - 5,1 km.

From greenery to sand, there is only one step. At the entrance to Villerville, a treasure known to all its inhabitants is hidden: the Parc des Gravesa steep garden leading to the sea. At the bend of its 800m of paths, it is good to walk among the ducks that splash happily in the ponds, the goats of the ditches that feed on the brambles, ideal for eco-pasture and natural maintenance of the place. In fine weather, vacationers and Villervillais sit down to picnic or rest in the shade of the trees, while the children play in the playground. In front of them stands a panoramic view on the waters of the English Channel.

A wide strip of sand stretching over 4km, the beach of Villerville has several settings. To the west, the Grand Bec beach runs along the wild cliffs of Roches Noires - Pointe du Heurtwithout the shadow of a villa on the horizon. Everything is nature.

Little by little, the hilly land disappears, giving way to the Graves beach, bordered by the village and its dike built on the cliff.

Continuing, an old casino converted into a hotel and a nautical center conclude the villervillaise stroll on the beach of the Baths, with Le Havre in background.

In Villerville, the sea gives rhythm to the days of the boaters according to its tides. When the sea rises, the beach disappears almost completely; pedestrians then go up on the dike of Villerville which borders it to admire the spectacle of the waves. For nearly 500m, it is a beautiful walk on the cliffside that runs along the town to end at the foot of the Parc des Graves. On the east side is the Tour de la Digue, an unusual monument made of red bricks. It is this building that appears in flames at the beginning of the film"A monkey in winter" when the village is under occupation.

One film, two cinema mastodons... And a great story."Un singe en hiver" (A monkey in winter) has forever changed the modest seaside resort of Villerville when it welcomed, in the winter of 1961/1962, Henri Verneuil and his two stars, Jean Gabin and Jean-Paul Belmondo. To visit Villerville is to feel the atmosphere of the film's neighborhood, to see the faces of the actors on a caricatured fresco facing the sea, to pass in front of the Cabaret Normand and to feel a sudden urge for a Picon Bière. No studio here: a discovery tour Villerville, in the footsteps of the film"A Monkey in Winter allows you to visit the filming locations and replay your own version of the film.