The „Peninsula Cotentin“ is the furthest western part of Normandy - and not far from French Brittany. It` s a seaside land with long sandy beaches, sand dunes and steep cliffs. The peninsula is green all the year round, lined with hedges - villages, abbeys and castles hundreds of years old.
Cotentin is the land of the Camembert, the Cidre and the Calvados, a region full of traditions and far from tourist crowds –it´ s a hospitable region!

• the sea is just 12 km away:

  swimming, surfing, sailing...- 
  
  long sandy beaches as far as the eye could see;

• observing the difference of 12 metres between ebb and flow (there are also beaches where you can go swimming by low tide);

• mussel beds and oyster farms coming out of the sea by low tide;

• walking – also along the coast;

• going on a trip with the bicycle (many bicycle tracks); 

• visiting local markets, shopping;

• walking from the coast (with a guide) or driving to „Mont-Saint-Michel“;

• to the Channel Islands by ferry (Chausey, Jersey, Guernsey, Sark);

• the historical places of the “Battle of Normandy” of World War II are 1 – 2 hours away (Utah-Omaha-Gold- Juno and Sword-Beach);

• the Benedictine “Abbeye d’Hambye“ is always worth a visit;

• visit to the towns: Coutances (with its historical cathedral),  Granville (with its busy fishing and commercial port) and Bayeux (with its historical carpet);

• visit the water-castle "Gratôt", near Coutances (without a guide);
  

• looking in the starry sky (without parasite lights).

It`s not a sultry weather on the peninsula, there`s always a good sea breeze and when the winds bring rain this is mostly a brief shower.

You can see the topical weather of the „Peninsula Cotentin“ (under: “Basse Normandie”) in: http://www.meteo.fr