

Falaises des Vaches Noires
Walk through 150 million years of history on a wild stretch of Normandy coastline. The Vaches Noires cliffs reveal their dinosaur-era fossils only at low tide, when the beach becomes a treasure hunt through ancient seabed and crumbling rock.
Dinosaur fossil hunting
Guided geology tours
Low tide beach access
Jurassic-era cliffs
Tips
🌊watch for quick rising tide
🦴don't collect fossils from cliffs — beach finds only
Falaises des Vaches Noires


Walk through 150 million years of history on a wild stretch of Normandy coastline. The Vaches Noires cliffs reveal their dinosaur-era fossils only at low tide, when the beach becomes a treasure hunt through ancient seabed and crumbling rock.
Dinosaur fossil hunting
Guided geology tours
Low tide beach access
Jurassic-era cliffs
Tips
🌊watch for quick rising tide
🦴don't collect fossils from cliffs — beach finds only