With its quiet, pastoral charm, its church and marine churchyard clinging to the cliff, its spectacular "valleuses" (dry-hanging valleys), its ever-changing lights, its luxuriant vegetation that is ideal to grow beautiful gardens,Varengeville has fascinated many artists.
Georges Braque, who settled there 6 months a year for 35 years and chose it as his final resting place, Corot, Renoir and Pissaro, Claude Monet who stayed there twice and immortalised La maison du pêcheur (The fisherman's house) and L'Eglise (The Church), Breton and Aragon met at the Manoir d'Ango in 1927. Prévert came to join them. Miro, dazzled by the starry sky, painted several pieces here. Satie came to play the piano...
Michel Ciry, who has witnessed this rich artistic past, continues to work by drawing his inspiration from this enchanting and fertile land.