Rock d'Amont ("the rock rising above the ground") is one of the most fascinating wonders created by nature. It has the shape of a giant elephant with the trunk dipped in the waves and it is part of the Alabaster Coast (Côte d'Albâtre) - steep chalk cliffs that rise above the waters of the English Channel. Their rigid Northern beauty attracted to Étretat many writers and artists, who immortalized this corner of Upper Normandy in their works. Guy de Maupassant, Victor Hugo, Maurice Leblanc, Gustave Courbet, and Henri Matisse were inspired by the rocks of Étretat. But the main role in the promotion of this place belongs to the impressionist Claude Monet, who in 1883-1886 created the famous series of paintings "Les Falaises à Étretat", after which Étretat became a popular tourist attraction.

There is an underground river that flows along the coast. Geologists believe that it formed these arches. The rocks were named after the direction of its flow: Falaise d'Amon ("Rock standing upstream"), located higher up the English Channel towards the North Sea, and Falaise d'Aval ("Rock standing downstream») is placed down the English Channel, across the Atlantic. In some places, the height of the rocks reaches 90-100 meters, opening a breathtaking view of the Alabaster Coast. There is a belief that this impregnable ridge became the prototype of the Wall in the Game of Thrones TV series. The Étretat rocks are one of the most popular attractions in Normandy.

Tourists also visit such wonderful places as the Beneictictine winery, the Bénédictine Liqueur Museum in Fécamp, the Rouen Cathedral, and the Claude Monet Museum in Giverny. You can stay for a few days in Étretat itself. Here one can find a wide range of housing for every taste and budget: almost 50 hotels, villas, and guest houses. The city has a lot of restaurants, cafes, many souvenir shops, a golf club and comfortable shingle beaches (including the cozy La Chaudron beach, located next to the Cliff d'Amont).