Top 10 reasons to go to Eu in holidays

10)  EU and its name

To end, the most original thing is the name himself. Tell to yours friends you have been in Eu, I am sure they will ask you to repeat several times. Where were you ?

And then, you could describe all the different places you discovered in this nice town which have been described in the paragraphs above,  and  speak about the origin of the name ‟ EU.”

The town name bind with the river's name which crosses EU ; Before to be called " La Bresle ", the little river was during the middle age named “OU” and then “EU”.

9 ) The beautiful campsite where it's good to be

To spend your holidays in Eu, of course you can rent rooms in hotels but you can try the municipal campsite which is hidden behind the castle park. The first time you come in the town, you need time to find it but now thanks to me, You know where it hides. ;)

8) Eu, The cultural place to be

Don't forget the very rich heritage of Eu which was even described on the first paragraph. Take a moment to look at the Eu theatre called " Le Théâtre des Charmes "

Each week end, shows are organized,  And the best is played by the pupils of Eu secondary school who have choosen theater option. It happens each year.

Eu has two theatres : a modern one and a classical one which belong to historical heritage and which has been recently renovated.

And more Eu adapte to youngness. With concerts like the “Murmure du son” which takes place every years.

7) The friday's market

On the other hand, don't sleep in Eu on thursday night, because the friday morning's market of eu is very popular, and many people are coming from surroundings to participate to the traditional norman market happiness. You can buy farmer chicken and garden vegetables and all kinds of low price merchandises. A very good atmosphere !

6 The evening saturday quiet

Eu is a dead town after 09 H PM. Of course on saturday night you can sleep safely, nobody will awake you. Since 07 H PM, the shops close and streets are deserted. There are few people.  Taste the peace of norman villages !

5) Many different landscapes (very near )

Seine Maritime is the only place where we find cliff and peebles changes of sand which floods underwears. The town of Eu takes place between the sea and forest. It's possible to taste invigorating swim, good for health thanks to sprays.

is very near to "la Manche" , the Chanel.

4) The best specimens

Normans, original people, who don't worry, as resumed by a norman sentence :

maybe yes maybe no

“P′tre bien que oui, P′tre bien que nan”

In Eu we can find several kinds of norman people who belong to diversified social classes, Very good to look after our social relationship.Also to meet new friends and more...

3 The norman rain

The norman rain is known all over the world or almost. It rains so much in normandy than several words have been created to speak about rain. Many kinds of rains : thin rain, drizzle , downpours;

Some norman sayings :

" Breune dauns la vallée, fais ta jouornée, breune sus les monts, reste à la maisoun "

" Broussins dauns les avents, byin des poumes ès normaunds "

Drizzle in the landscapes, stay at home.

Drizzle in the landscapes, apples to norman.

2) A flowered town

Eu is well-known to be a flowered town also to be one of the best flowered towns of france. Behind the Louis Philippe castle takes place a rose garden, a nice place to walk alone or with family. If you want to admire nature, Eu is the good town for you. A refined flowering in perfect harmony with a superb historical heritage. Eu takes place between the sea and a big forest no more than 5 kilometers to know great changes of landscapes : for senses pleasure.

1) A rich heritage 

The County of Eu was created in 996 by Duke Richard I of Normandy for his illegitimate son Geoffrey, Count of Brionne. It was a march protecting Normandy from invasion from the east.
In 1050, William, Duke of Normandy, the future William the Conqueror and king of England, married Mathilde, the daughter of the Count of Flanders at the chapel of the castle in Eu. The chapel is the only part of this castle which still remains today.
In 1180, Laurence O'Toole, the archbishop of Dublin and papal legate fell ill at Eu on his way to meeting King Henry II of England. He subsequently died there. He was beatified in 1186, and canonised in 1225. St Laurence is the patron saint of the town, and has given his name to the collegiate church (Notre-Dame et Saint-Laurent) where part of his reliquaries are preserved.
In the 12th century, King Richard I of England, who was also Duke of Normandy, built the city walls.
In 1430, Joan of Arc as a prisoner of the English passed through the town on her way to Rouen, spending a night there.
The county remained an independent fief of the French crown until 1472, when it was inherited by John, Count of Nevers. In 1477 it was incorporated into the Burgundian territories of Charles the Bold. However, later that year Charles was killed in battle; King Louis XI of France took the opportunity to seize Charles' French fiefs, including Eu, and incorporated them in the French royal domain.
The British Queen Victoria visited Eu on two occasions as guest of Louis-Philippe. The first time in 1843 was to cement an early form of the Entente Cordiale between Britain and France. It was the first time monarchs of the two countries had met since King Henry VIII of England met with King Francis I of France on the Field of the Cloth of Gold in 1520.
The Croix de Guerre was awarded to the town in 1944.

(Wikipedia )

Thanks to the big history of Eu, visiting Eu is very interesting. We can visit the castle which was built by Louis Philippe. The roman archeology. The glass museum,the theater , the cathedral, and many religeous monuments.