Greetings from Trouville-sur-Mer, a beach town little changed since Monet painted it
Greetings from Trouville-sur-Mer, a beach town little changed since Monet painted it August 19, 202610:19 AM ET By Eleanor Beardsley Eleanor Beardsley/NPR The Normandy beach town of Trouville-sur-Mer is just a two-hour train ride from the center of Paris, but it feels a world away. Gone are the heat and traffic of the city, replaced by English Channel breezes and the sound of seagulls screeching through the cobbled streets. The beaches along this expanse of coastline known as the Norman Riviera are wide, with big tides, and many Parisians come up just for the day — as I did — relaxing in chaise lounge chairs under colorful beach umbrellas that line the boardwalk.
- ▪Greetings from Trouville-sur-Mer, a beach town little changed since Monet painted it August 19, 202610:19 AM ET By Eleanor Beardsley Eleanor Beardsley/NPR The Normandy beach town of Trouville-sur-Mer is just a two-hour train ride from the c
- ▪Gone are the heat and traffic of the city, replaced by English Channel breezes and the sound of seagulls screeching through the cobbled streets.
- ▪The beaches along this expanse of coastline known as the Norman Riviera are wide, with big tides, and many Parisians come up just for the day — as I did — relaxing in chaise lounge chairs under colorful beach umbrellas that line the boardwa
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| Publication time | Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:19:20 -0400 |
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Greetings from Trouville-sur-Mer, a beach town little changed since Monet painted it August 19, 202610:19 AM ET By Eleanor Beardsley Eleanor Beardsley/NPR The Normandy beach town of Trouville-sur-Mer is just a two-hour train ride from the center of Paris, but it feels a world away. Gone are the heat and traffic of the city, replaced by English Channel breezes and the sound of seagulls screeching through the cobbled streets. The beaches along this expanse of coastline known as the Norman Riviera are wide, with big tides, and many Parisians come up just for the day — as I did — relaxing in chaise lounge chairs under colorful beach umbrellas that line the boardwalk.
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