Villers-sur-mer

Subtle blend between the charms of the Pays d’Auge wooded countryside and the elegance of the long fine sandy beaches of the Côte Fleurie, the seaside resort of Villers sur Mer captures with character all the authenticity of Normandy.

Built on a wooded hillside, adorned with villas and gardens, Villers sur Mer is surrounded by unspoiled natural spaces: the Vaches Noires cliffs and their exceptional paleontological deposits, the arbored country lanes of the Pays d’Auge, two kilometers of a fine sandy beach, the marshland and its birds island.

Family resort par excellence, special care is given to the well-being of families, attention rewarded by the “Family Plus” label, award got to Hotel Outre-Mer too.

From your room with view on the sea or your feet in the sand on the beach, admire the sunsets in music, because during the whole summer season, at the Perdrisot Amphitheater just in front of the Hotel Outre-Mer, stands the Sable Show festival!
This 30 years old festival, unique on the Côte Fleurie has set up in the landscape of current music, both for its longevity and for its demanding programming choices, always made for the general public. From French song to rock, or jazz, the Sable Show festival is eclectic, between discoveries and sure values.

Building on its success, the Festival des Nouveaux Talents & Invités (Festival of New Talents & Guests) is positioned as the signature festival of chamber music on the Côte Fleurie. Each summer, around several concerts of excellence magnified by their performers, the programming is aimed at all audiences and at prices that are always accessible.

Villers sur mer has a rich architectural and historical heritage. Its numerous villas, some hidden, with varied and ornate styles, are the testimony of the Second Empire or the Belle Epoque. To admire these jewels of the seaside architecture, stroll along the length of the beach or in the heights of Villers sur Mer especially on the hillsides, where many villas compete with elegance to capture the view of the sea.

A beautiful 2,5 kilometers long fine sandy beach with a white ribbon of beach huts offering a quietly timeless landscape for lovers of the joys of the seaside.

The last weekend of October each year, a convivial event focussing on an exceptional product!
Seafood market • Local produce and wines • Fine dining and dishes • Catering • Musical and festive animations

Discover the exceptional history of Normandy at the Jurassic age, when dinosaurs and marine reptiles ruled the earth. Today the Vaches Noires cliffs deliver fossils of the flora and the fauna that disappeared 160 million years ago! The museum offers also a gallery dedicated to the Greenwich Meridian which crosses Villers sur Mer and a planetarium.

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The Vaches Noires cliffs, literally « Black Cows » cliffs, over 100 meters high, stretch for almost 5 kilometers along the beach between Villers sur Mer and Houlgate. They are distinguished by their exceptional geological and paleontological richness and by their natural beauty.

This remarkable natural site has been classified as a « Natural Area of ​​Scientific, Ecological, Faunistic and Floristic Interest » since 1995 by the Ministry of the Environment. You can explore the cliffs from the beach, only at low tide. Here you can collect many 160 million years old fossils. The deposit even delivered dinosaur bones! Guided tours, with fossils research, are offered all year round by the Villers sur Mer Tourist Office.

Discover more about the Vaches Noires Cliffs (Black Cows Cliffs), geological and paleontological treasure in Villers sur Mer.

Right in front of the Hotel Outre-Mer stands a colossus of 7 meters high and 12 meters long made up of an iron frame filled with 6 tonnes of earth where 9000 plants grow! This vegetated diplodocus and its young are the true symbol of the seaside resort of Villers sur Mer.

Listed as a « Historic Monument », Saint Martin church is a remarkable example of the neo-gothic style which flourished in Normandy at the end of the 19th century.

You will admire the exceptional set of 51 colored stainedglass windows from the artist Duhamel-Marette, considered to be masterpieces of Normandy 19th century art, the organ made by the famous family of organ builders Cavaillé-Colland and the interior decor sculpted by Jacquier brothers.

Villers sur Mer, the starting point of the Greenwich Meridian on the European continent, has the defining feature of being the only French seaside resort located on this Meridian.

Thirty hectares of marshes are located at the East of the resort. An exceptional environment for walking, the Villers sur Mer marsh, protected natural park, offer a diversity of fauna and flora.