Just two hours by train from Paris, Deauville is the traditional Normandy seaside town. The French version of East Hampton, Deauville was created as a beach town for the Parisian elite, with tudor-framed shops like Hermès and Chanel lining the rue de Casino. The Casino de Deauville, in the center of town, is a nostalgic ode to the days when women wore evening gowns to the blackjack tables. The story goes that writer Françoise Sagan bought a house on the coast in the early morning following a wildly successful night at the casino. Sagan probably spent time at the darkly glamorous Régine’s nightclub, which is in the basement of the casino and is one of the last bastions of sportscoat-only partying. When the sun comes out, the Hippodrome de Deauville is an old-school racetrack just a quick walk from the plage. You can hop over to the more low-key Trouville in a tiny white boat. Deauville's eponymous film festival - coming up in a few weeks - has brought Hollywood to Normandy every year, commemorated by the boardwalk plaques inscribed with actors' names. Check out the dreamy photos taken by photographer Bastien Lattanzio, and say goodbye to summer.

If you go...

EAT
Chez Miocque
81, Rue Eugène Colas, Deauville

Les Vapeurs
160 Boulevard Fernand Moureaux, Trouville-Sur-Mer

DRINK
Regine's
2 rue Edmond Blanc, Deauville

SEE
Hippodrome de Deauville - La Touques
45 avenue Hocquart de Turtot, Deauville

Casino Barrière de Deauville
2 rue Edmond Blanc, Deauville

STAY
Hotel Normandy Barrière (super expensive but absolutely incredible)
‪38 Rue Jean Mermoz, Deauville‬

Hotel Le Trophee
‪81 Rue du Général Leclerc, 14800 Deauville‬





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