2014-04-05 Caudebec-En-Caux, Cliff of Etretat, & Fecamp
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This is where they make the herbal liqueur Bénédictine which is sold all over the world.17 views
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72 viewsIt is claimed that at the Benedictine Abbey of Fécamp in Normandy, monks had developed a medicinal aromatic herbal beverage which was produced until the abbey's devastation during the French Revolution, but in fact Alexandre Le Grand invented the recipe himself, helped by a local chemist, and he told this story to connect the liqueur with the city history to increase sales.
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