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Les Andelys is home to a little known tourist site: looming high above the town are the ruins of Chateau Gaillard, a fortress built by Richard the Lionheart and lost to the King of France by Richard's brother and successor John. It is all the more worth visitng as from the first parking lot one gets a breathtaking view on the Seine valley. We ofgten take visitng freinds there (in season, the visit can be combined with a visit to Monnet's garden at nearby Giverny) There are several restaurants in town, but our favorite is Le Routard, at teh entrance to the town when coming from Paris or Giverny. This is definitely nto a tourist restaurant it is closed on week ends and its regular clients are mostly truckdrivers. The food is not high gastronomy, but very abundant and good. You have a self service buffet of salads, cold cuts, egg, salads and pickles. Then you are offered the choice of three main dishes the last time we were there these were boeuf bourgignon (beef stewed with wine), fish (plaice) and grilled ham. Both the fish and the beef were very good. Then comes a cheese tray six or seven varieties and then a choice of three or four desserts I had tarte fine, apple tart with cream. A quarter liter of house wine is included for each guest, but we preferred the cider (also included in the meal): after all, that is a specialty of Normandy! Only two out of the four of us had coffee, whose price is not included, so I paid € 51 for the lunch for four. While the choice is limited, the quality is really high. This is a friendly place rather than an elegant one, but I know none in France that gives better value.