Tourism in Bayeux: a thousand and one discoveries
We have put together a 4-day program for you to visit everything around Bayeux! To modulate according to your desires and your rhythm!
Day 1
The unmissable CAEN Memorial which retraces the history of the Second World War, the landing, the Battle of Normandy and the Cold War.
The Pégasus Memorial Museum in RAINVILLE which tells the story of the various missions and the arrival of the gliders to liberate the Pégase bridge.
MERVILLE-FANCEVILLE (Sword beach) to visit various bunkers, and relive the attack on the Merville Battery. A beach steeped in history…
Day 2
Canadian Military Cemetery in BENY-SUR-MER where the bodies of more than 2000 soldiers rest.
Direction COUSEULLES-SUR-MER (Juno Beach) with its fine sandy beach and its Juno Beach center which commemorates the landing of the Canadians.
VER-SUR-MER the memorial dominates the beach of Gold Beach.
ARROMANCHES (Gold Beach) important place of the German occupation with its radar base to find the remains of the artificial port. Visit the D-Day Museum then climb to the heights for a magnificent view of the cliffs and enjoy a 360° circular cinema session that projects archives from the Battle of Normandy.
LONGUES-SUR-MER (Gold Beach) to discover the German battery, still equipped with the original guns.
PORT-EN-BESSIN is the seventh largest fishing port in France and the first in Lower Normandy. Come and discover its very beautiful market on Sunday mornings, with the sale of fish at the auction.
Day 3
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER (Omaha Beach) with the Overlord Museum Omaha Beach and the famous American cemetery located at the top of the cliff overlooking Omaha Beach.
SAINT-LAURENT-SUR-MER (Omaha Beach) to dive into the heart of the history of the landings with the Omaha Beach Memorial Museum.
VIERVILLE-SUR-MER (Omaha Beach) with the D-DAY Omaha Museum.
The site of Pointe du Hoc in CRICQUEVILLE-EN-BESSIN retains the scars of one of the most difficult battles of the landing.
GRANDCAMP-MAISY to visit the German battery with its 3 km of trenches.
LA CAMBE with its German military cemetery of 7.5 hectares where 21,300 graves of German soldiers are gathered.
CARANTAN come and live the day of the landing at the D-DAY experience in an immersive way with 2 museums.
SAINTE-MERE-EGLISE known for the landing of the American paratroopers and famous for the soldier who remained clinging to the bell tower of the Church. Experience this D-DAY at the AIRBORNE MUSEUM. Immersion guaranteed.
Go to the Utah Beach landing beach in the Domaine de Beauguillot National Nature Reserve.
Day 4
Discover old BAYEUX, one of the few towns in Normandy to have been spared the bombardments of the Battle of Normandy. Stroll along the Aure, in the heart of town with its cobbled streets and typical Normandy houses, and visit:
The Cathedral of Our Lady of Bayeux
The Queen Mathilde tapestry made up of nine linen panels, about 68.30 meters long and about 50 centimeters wide.
Place Charles de Gaulle where General de Gaulle gave a speech after the liberation of Bayeux, one of the first liberated cities.
The British Military Cemetery which houses 4144 soldiers’ graves. And opposite it, the Bayeux Memorial.
The lace conservatory offers you the opportunity to take courses to perpetuate the tradition of lace making.
The Memorial Museum of the Battle of Normandy which retraces all the Norman battles fought during the summer of 1944.
The Reporters Without Borders Memorial dedicated to reporters and freedom of the press, unique in Europe. More than 2000 names of war reporters are engraved on it.
The botanical garden of more than 2.6 hectares with its spectacular weeping beech tree classified as a natural monument since 1932.
Discover also....
Sightseeing in Bayeux can also be done by bike! The Véloroute connects the D-Day beaches to Mont-Saint-Michel. More than 200km of cycle route (depending on the starting point: Arromanches, Port-en-bessin, Utah Beach) to discover the richness and diversity of Normandy. Take advantage of our day bike rental to discover Bayeux and the landing beaches in a different way.
Finally, several marked hiking trails for nature lovers, around Bayeux.