Haute Normandie
Upper Normandy (Haute-Normandie), located in northwest France, is home to the major ports Le Havre and Dieppe and also to some lovely resorts such as Etretat. Le Havre, the second largest port in France, is the first port of call in Europe for imports: its commercial docks offload goods from all over the world. Dieppe is one of the nicest ports in France and popular with visitors - especially day -trippers - from the UK.
On Saturday, Dieppe hosts one of the best street markets in northern France, which spreads throughout the town's streets and sells fresh products from all over the country, including fish sold straight from the boats.
Haute Normandie is easy to reach from its ports Le Havre and Dieppe although, thanks to the improved motorway network, Rouen is only a little over two hours from Calais.