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Monet's Trail - Rouen

When we think of Normandy, we immediately think of the D-Day landing beaches and the Operation Overlord that took place there. But Normandy has WAY MORE to offer than just WWII memorials. In this tour we are exploring the more inland part of beautiful Normandy and we have taken the French impressionist painter Claude Monet as our inspiration.

When you add 1 or more rides of this Monets Trail tour to your account, you will get access to our information on Rouen in your account. The e-book holds a list of recommended accommodation – all with suitable parking for your bike - and in the video we show you our favourite ones so you can quickly chose your accommodation. If you want to support us to keep supporting you, we do ask you to book the accommodation via the links that we provide as an affiliate of Booking.com here and in the e-book.

Monet's Trail ride 1

  • Lyons-la-Foret
  • Giverny
  • Les Andelys
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Distance: 205 km (127 miles)
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In ride 1 of Monet's Trail tour we are taking you to the absolute Monet highlight in this area: his house and gardens. Of course with a lovely ride. And before we get to Giverny we have a coffee stop in the lovely village of Lyons-la-Foret. And to end this ride in style the ride will bring you to not 1 but 2 AMAZING views. One on the area that is called the Haute Seine and one on the ciry of Rouen. A very nice way to explore this part of Normandy!

Monet's Trail ride 2

  • Les Ponts de la Seine
  • Honfleur
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Distance: 215 km (134 miles)
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With ride 2 in this Monet's Trail tour we are going to the absolute lovely city of Honfleur where Monet used to love to paint with the changing light. To get there, the ride crosses the Parc Naturel Régional des Boucles de la Seine Normande crossing the river Seine with the 3 impressive bridges in this area: the Pont de Brotonne, the Pont de Tancarville and the Pont de Normandie.

Recommended accommodation with bike parking

See our list of recommended accommodation - all with suitable parking for your bike. In the video we show you our favourite ones so you can quickly chose your accommodation. If you want to support us to keep supporting you, we do ask you to book the accommodation via the links that we provide as an affiliate of Booking.com here and in the e-book.

Hotel de Quebec

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Mercure Rouen Centre

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Radisson Blu Hotel, Rouen Centre

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Manoir de L'Aumonerie

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Chambre d'Hotes Le Phenix

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Ibis Budget Rouen Centre

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Ibis Rouen Centre Champ de Mars

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Nice to combine with a 1 day connection route

To complete your roadtrip you can easily combine the rides of this tour with the rides of the tours mentioned below, using our 1 or 2 day connection routes. Or you can choose one of the other tours, without a connection route, that you can find in the overview of all the tours at the Tours pages.
Operation Overlord - Bayeux

Operation Overlord - Bayeux

This Operation Overlord tour will of course let you explore all the Operation Overlord and D-Day highlights the region of Normandy is famous for. But it will also show you that Normandy has more to offer! And we are sure that you will be pleasantly surprised by the city of Bayeux with all its facilities and lovely atmosphere. A perfect central point of our tour here and in total a very good way to spend some nice time in Normandy.

Operation Overlord rides
Lovely Loire - Tours

Lovely Loire - Tours

The Loire Valley offers rolling green hills and numerous renaissance castles. And in this Lovely Loire tour we will of course let you experience both: lovely riding and beautiful views. The city of Tours is definitely the most attractive city along the river Loire and there is a lot for you to enjoy during your stay there. And therefore perfect central point for the Lovely Loire tour.

Lovely Loire rides
Chocolate & Beer - Bruges

Chocolate & Beer - Bruges

The Flanders area of Belgium is mainly flat, but that doesn’t mean you can not do a nice motorcycle tour in this area. We ourselves were pleasantly surprised by the nice riding we have done with this rides. And this being the Chocolate and Beer tour we have added some stops “in theme”. We are sure you are going to love Bruges and its surroundings!

Chocolate & Beer rides
Sipping Champagne - Epernay

Sipping Champagne - Epernay

There is a saying on the 3 most famous French wines: Bourgogne makes you think of silly things, Bordeaux makes you talk about them, and Champagne makes you do them. So we had to come and explore the Champagne area in a Quazy Rides tour! We're exploring the Parc naturel régional de la Montagne de Reims, the Marne valley, the vineyards and champagne villages in the so called Golden Triangle of Champagne during the day and getting to know everything about the "devine nectar" after 2 beautiful rides at night. Including some tasting of course!

Sipping Champagne rides
Battle of the Bulge - La Roche en Ardenne

Battle of the Bulge - La Roche en Ardenne

Right in the heart of the Belgian Ardennes ánd the exact area where the Bulge of the Battle of the Bulge was situated we have 2 amazing rides. The Belgian Ardennes are a very nice area to enjoy riding your bike. And that all in combination with interesting sites where, if you want, you can get to know everything on the Battle of the Bulge, take impressive pictures with one of the many WWII memorials that you will come across but also nice stops for drinks and food! And with the lovely city of La Roche-en-Ardenne in typical and beautiful Ardennes landscape we are sure you will have a great time here during your own motorcycle roadtrip.

Battle of the Bulge rides
Medieval Morvan - Avallon

Medieval Morvan - Avallon

WOW WOW WOW! Wow is actually the only word we can think of when we think of the 3 rides that we have in the Morvan It really felt like we found a hidden gem! The Morvan, also called the green lungs of the Bourgogne, is a natural park with mountains, hills, forests, lakes and rivers.......and a lot of very nice twisting roads to discover it all with a beautiful motorcycle tour. And with good stops for drinks, food and a bit of sigthseeing if you want in very enjoyable medieval towns - one even more pretty than the other - we had an AMAZING time with our Medieval Morvan tour. And pssssst. let me tell you a little secret. Ride 3 was our absolute favourite!

Medieval Morvan rides

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