Normandie
On the Normandy coast there are several important ports including Cherbourg, Le Havre, Honfleur and Dieppe all worth checking out.
Honfleur
Here too are the famous D-Day Landing Beaches and the Cherbourg Peninsula so crucial to the outcome WW2. Pleasure beaches abound too at Arromanches, Cabourg, Deauville, Étretrat, Trouville and Yport to name but a few!
At the foot of the Peninsula and just a little to the West stands the UNESCO site of Mont-St-Michel which has to be one of the most spectacular views in France when seen across the Bay.