In a nutshellThe welcoming Les Manoirs de Tourgéville, with its small but tranquil spa, is set just a few miles inland from the smart beach resort of Deauville on the Normandy coast, which has retained an air of sophistication since its early 20th-century heyday. It was here that Coco Chanel opened her first boutique, in 1912, and American high society would strut their stuff at the famous horse-racing meets. It’s still the place to saunter between designer boutiques and then down to the beach. Here, overlooking the silky sand and colourful parasols, the famous boardwalk has the names of Hollywood stars stencilled on the balustrades of the art deco beach cabins. Each September A-listers descend on the town for its American film festival, and it’s…

Source: The Times February 09, 2019 00:00 UTC