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Visit the Bayeux Cathedral in Normandy

June 20, 2016 by Henk Bekker in Calvados, France, Normandy

Relief of Harold Swearing an Oath in Bayeux Cathedral

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 the visible parts of the … [Read more...]

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See the Bayeux Tapestry and Museum in Normandy

June 20, 2016 by Henk Bekker in Calvados, France, Normandy

Harold Dead in the Bayeux Tapestry

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 of Harold, earl of Wessex and briefly king of … [Read more...]

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Visit the German Battery at Longues-sur-Mer in Normandy

June 20, 2016 by Henk Bekker in Calvados, France, Normandy

German Gun at Longues-sur-Mer

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 silenced the four … [Read more...]

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Visit La Pointe du Hoc in Normandy

June 20, 2016 by Henk Bekker in Calvados, France, Normandy

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 heroically scaled the 100-foot-high coastal cliffs to capture the battery and hold the high … [Read more...]

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Visit the Bayeux War Cemetery with British and Commonwealth Graves

May 25, 2016 by Henk Bekker in Calvados, France, Normandy

Headstones of British Graves in the Bayeux War Cemetery

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 but also graves for … [Read more...]

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Visit the Battle of Normandy Memorial Museum in Bayeux

May 25, 2016 by Henk Bekker in Calvados, France, Normandy

US Tank in front of 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 of the Battle of Normandy. The museum has a large … [Read more...]

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Visit the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial

May 21, 2016 by Henk Bekker in Calvados, France, Normandy

Headstones in the Normandy American Cemetery

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. The … [Read more...]

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Visit the Germany Military Cemetery at La Cambe in Normandy

May 21, 2016 by Henk Bekker in Calvados, France, Normandy

Tumulus at the German Military Cemetery at La Cambe

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 of war graves in the region … [Read more...]

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See the Arromanches 360° Movie and Mulberry Harbor

April 2, 2016 by Henk Bekker in Calvados, France, Normandy

Arromanches 360° Cinema in Normandy

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 little new or any specific … [Read more...]

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