Côte d'Albâtre
(Pays de Caux, Haute Normandie, Département Seine-Maritime, France)
The name Côte d'Albâtre refers to the white hue of the high chalk cliffs which stretch out over 120 km and dominate most of the coastline.
These cliffs are geologically related to the White Cliffs of Dover on the English side of the Channel.
Fécamp, Étretat, Saint-Valéry-en-Caux, Veules-les-Roses, Hautot-sur-Mer... are only a few of the villages along this beautiful coastline.
The three well known cliffs of Étretat - characterized by and named after their natural arches - are Porte d'Amont bordering the village to the east, Porte d'Aval with l'Aiguille bordering the village to the west and Manneporte, the third cliff, which is situated more to the southwest of Étretat.
