This is the third of a three-part series about a trip this week to Normandy. For parts one and two about the memorial at the American Cemetery and the beaches, respectively, scroll down the page.
Ferme de la Ranconierre on the route d'Arromanches in Normandy has been in the same family for generations and was formerly a working farm. In a post last year I listed this hotel as one of five recommended hotels in France. This is the main entrance and exit to the hotel complex. The hotel also has an annex with rooms a short distance away. All rooms are filled with lovely antiques as befitting a country inn, as well as modern conveniences. Click photos to enlarge.
Bicycles are available for rent or you can stroll around the lovely village of Crepon.
The main door of the hotel leading to the reception.
The hotel restaurant offers a spectacular menu featuring local specialities, as well as a diverse wine list.
Late afternoon sun highlights an antique kneeling prayer bench in a corridor.
An old wooden rocking horse awaits child's play in the hallway.
The view from our window late on a sunny afternoon.
Detail of carving above the doors of an antique armoire.
A panel on the armoire depicts lovebirds.
Draped fabric forms a headboard over the bed. The photograph at the hotel's website is of the room where we stayed. I really like the beamed ceiling.
A 19th-century brass calendelabra sits atop the stone fireplace.
Love the candelabra, the rocking horse and wood carvings are spectacular. I’m in awe of such beauty!!
Posted by: giggles | 23 April 2007 at 21:25
It looks like a great place to come back and gather your bearings after the emotions of visiting the memorial and beaches.
Posted by: Madeline | 23 April 2007 at 07:19
The key by the candlestick...like a note to a lover, come join me!
Posted by: tongue in cheek | 23 April 2007 at 01:59
This place looks PERFECT!! Thank you so much for showing us and telling us! I will put it on my Must Do list for sure. Glad you had such a wonderful time there, cherie.
Xoxo,
L
Posted by: Laura | 22 April 2007 at 14:17
Wonderful pics and energy in this place - glad you had a chance to stay there :) xx, JP
Posted by: JanePoe (aka Deborah) | 22 April 2007 at 07:34
Beautiful! I love the look of the stone. I wish we built in stone more, still. So organic and lovely. I also like gravel in a drive or garden, and not the asphalt you se everywhere, here. Ick.
:)
Posted by: amber | 22 April 2007 at 03:02
What a charming inn! Thank you for taking us along for a visit to beautiful Normandy, Tara. Hope you've been able to catch up on some rest, at last! XOXO
Posted by: tinker | 22 April 2007 at 01:03
How beautiful....that place is exquisite! You so fortunate to live where you do...and we're lucky that you share pictures with us!
Andrea
Posted by: Southern Heart | 21 April 2007 at 18:31
oh lawd! That is quite a charmer...Tara I moved my blog yet again hope you'll still visit me:) xoxoxoxox!
Posted by: berrie | 21 April 2007 at 17:30
I really loved Normandy! HUGS
Posted by: Tammy | 21 April 2007 at 17:01
WOW truly incredbile photos of Normandy what an exquisite trip.
XO
Kristen
Posted by: kristen robinson | 21 April 2007 at 16:31
I went to the website of your hotel and checked out your room. What an exquisite place to stay in. There was something very poignant about the bicycle leaning up against the side of the building. And I loved seeing the kneeler, not because it was a kneeler but becaused it turned up in such an unexpected place. Throwing those windows open, that would be a great place to welcome the morning with a prayer.
Posted by: AnnieElf | 21 April 2007 at 15:48
Tara, I always enjoy travelling with you. Have you zoomed in on Versailles at googleearth? It is fascinating from above.
Posted by: Catherine | 21 April 2007 at 11:38