Travel France’s Normandy coast: Witness to war, home to culinary world’s four Cs October 31, 2019Rick Steves, Special to USA TODAYComments Off on France’s Normandy coast: Witness to war, home to culinary world’s four Cs Normandy's location as the closest coastline to Paris attracts beachgoers. It's also why this corner of France has seen more than its share of war.