Tips on Visiting and Buying Tickets for Le Mont St Michel in Normandy, France
Top tips when visiting Le Mont St Michel: buy tickets online, visit early morning or late afternoon, and travel light
Normandy
Transportation to Le Mont St Michel in Normandy, France
Getting to Mont St Michel is possible on public transportation but driving and day-trip tours from Paris are easier.
Visit the German Ossuary War Cemetery at Huisnes-sur-Mer Normandy
A large German war cemetery near Mont St Michel — the ossuary at Huisnes-sur-mer — has the graves of 12,000 German soldiers who died during the Battle of Normandy in the Second World War. The German Ossuary at Huisnes-sur-Mer near the hugely popular UNESCO World Cultural Heritage listed site of Mont St Michel in Normandy, … Read more
See the White Chalk Cliffs and Arches at Etretat in Normandy, France
The white cliffs and three natural rock arches of Etretat are some of the best-known sights in Upper Normandy in France and a popular day-trip destination. Etretat is famous for its three natural arches and white chalk cliffs that tower high over the Atlantic Ocean in Normandie, France. These natural wonders are freely accessible, as … Read more
Transportation to Etretat in Normandy from Paris by Train and Bus
Getting to the white chalk cliffs and natural arches of Étretat in Normandy is easy by car or by bus from Le Havre with public transportation from Paris by train and bus taking less than three hours. Flixbus has direct seasonal buses from Paris to Etretat. Etretat with its white cliffs and three natural arches … Read more
Visit Saint Ouen – a Huge Gothic Abbey Church in Rouen
The High Gothic Church of St Ouen in Rouen with marvelous stained-glass windows and a magnificent Cavaillé-Coll organ is even bigger than Rouen cathedral. The former Benedictine abbey (abbaye) church of St Ouen in Rouen, Normandy, is one of the jewels of Gothic architecture. Many bishoprics would be honored to have such a church as … Read more
Visit the Bayeux Cathedral in Normandy
Notre Dame de Bayeux is an interesting Gothic cathedral with an 11th-century Norman-Romanesque core dating from the times of William the Conqueror. The Romanesque-Gothic cathedral of Bayeux is not the oldest, largest, or most impressive cathedral in France but it has a beautiful interior and a history that makes it well worth seeing. Most of … Read more
See the Bayeux Tapestry and Museum in Normandy
The Bayeux Tapestry is one of the greatest medieval artworks. It depicts the story of Harold, William the Conqueror, and the Norman conquest of England in 1066. One of the greatest artworks of the Middle Ages is the Bayeux Tapestry. This 70-m long embroidered cloth is a political statement par excellence. It tells the story … Read more
Visit the German Battery at Longues-sur-Mer in Normandy
The Batterie allemande near Bayeux in Normandy is a well-preserved German coastal defense battery with four guns used on D-Day still in place. Longues-sur-Mer on the coast of Normandy near Arromanches and Bayeux has the only German coastal defense battery classified as an historic monument on the D-Day landing beaches. The British and French navies … Read more
Visit La Pointe du Hoc in Normandy
The capture of Pointe du Hoc by US Rangers was one of the most heroic acts on D-Day. The bomb-scarred terrain and battery are open to visitors. The cliff top German gun battery at Pointe du Hoc was one of the prime Allied targets at the start of D-Day on June 6, 1944. US Rangers … Read more
Visit Rouen Cathedral – Gothic at its Best in Normandy
The magnificent Gothic Rouen Cathedral has the tallest church spire in France and a wealth of art, history, and architectural details. Rouen Cathedral (La cathédrale primatiale Notre-Dame de l’Assomption de Rouen) is one of the most impressive Gothic churches ever built. Construction dragged on for three centuries allowing all forms of the Gothic spectrum from … Read more
Visit the Bayeux War Cemetery with British and Commonwealth Graves
The Bayeux Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery in the Normandy is the largest Second World War British military cemetery in France. The Bayeux War Cemetery, with the graves of nearly 5,000 soldiers, is the largest Second World War cemetery of British war casualties in France. The cemetery has the graves of nearly 4,000 British soldiers … Read more
Visit the Battle of Normandy Memorial Museum in Bayeux
The Musée Mémorial Bataille de Normandie in Bayeux is one of the best D-Day Landing / Operation Overlord museums to see in Normandy, France. The Battle of Normandy Memorial Museum (Musée Mémorial Bataille de Normandie) in Bayeux covers the invasion of France by the Allies in June 1944 from the D-Day Landings to the end … Read more
Visit the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
The US Military Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer above Omaha Beach is the largest allied war cemetery in Normandy, France. The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer in France is with 9,387 graves the largest of the allied military cemeteries in Normandy. The memorial site overlooks Omaha landing beach where so many soldiers died on D-Day. … Read more
Visit the Germany Military Cemetery at La Cambe in Normandy
The Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof at La Cambe is the largest Second World War military cemetery in Normandy. The Cimetière Militaire Allemand / Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof at La Cambe is the final resting place of over 21,000 German soldiers who died during the Battle of Normandy in 1944. The German military cemetery has by far the largest number … Read more
See the Arromanches 360° Movie and Mulberry Harbor
The Arromanches 360° cinema is a popular introduction to touring the D-Day landing beaches. The belvedere gives excellent free views of the Mulberries. The Arromanches 360° Cinéma Circulaire is a circular cinema showing archive footage from the D-Day landings and the Battle of Normandy that followed. It is not a museum and visitors will learn … Read more
Visit the Ruins of the Romanesque Abbey of Jumièges near Rouen
The remains of the Romanesque Abbaye de Jumièges are amongst the most beautiful ruins in all of France. It is fine day trip from Rouen in Normandy. The ruins of the former Benedictine Abbey of Jumièges in Seine-Maritime in Upper Normandy are considered by many to be the finest ruins in France. This enormous Romanesque … Read more
