I just got back from deployment and wanted to find...Photo by Matthew R, USA
"The Spirit of American Youth RIsing from the Wave...Photo by Janemarie S, USA
American cemeteryPhoto by Martin F. O, USA
Our tour guide Photo by Milano-michelle
Monument view with ice on the reflective poolPhoto by Stephanie E, USA
This is where the U.S. Rangers came a shore.Photo by BVS614, USA
Standing on Omaha Beach Photo by James H
Awesome tour guide with our groupPhoto by Danny M, USA
Tribute to the proud men and women who gave their ...Photo by Robert, USA
American Cemetery, Omaha Beach, Normandy, Franc...Photo by Nancy M
The town where you meet the tour guide.Photo by Patrick M, USA
Pointe Photo by Benjamin S
Omaha Photo by Benjamin S
The town where you meet the tour guide.Photo by Patrick M, USA
Another photo of us with our guide. She was bot...Photo by Susan B
Cemetary Photo by Benjamin S
Our fallen soldiers looking over the beach. ...Photo by Susan B
American Cemetery.Photo by Fabian B, USA
Group Photo by Benjamin S
Pointe Photo by Benjamin S
Bayeux
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There's one reason why several million visitors descend on Bayeux every year - a 230-foot-long piece of painstakingly embroidered cloth known to the French as La Tapisserie de la Reine Mathilde (Tapestry of Queen Matilda), and to the rest of the world as the Bayeux Tapestry.
Of course, there's more to the town than its impressive needlework - Bayeux was the first town to be liberated after D-Day, and makes a perfect launch pad for exploring the invasion beaches just to the north. It's also one of the few towns in the region to have survived WWII practically unscathed. Its winding streets are crammed with higgledy-piggledy period buildings, including a fine Gothic cathedral and lots of wooden-framed Norman houses.
Normandy D-Day Beaches & Battlefields
Bayeux makes an ideal launching place to take a trip through history to the final stages of the Second World War. It was on the Normandy coast near Bayeux that the Allies undertook the biggest ... Continue Reading »
Bayeux Suggested Itineraries
The lovely old town of Bayeux is in the département of Calvados, famed for its sought-after butter, cheese, cider and distinctive apple-flavored brandy. The D-Day beaches extend along almost ... Continue Reading »
Historical Bayeux
Sometimes I am astounded by the sheer age of things in Europe; you can almost feel the weight of history – but in a good way. Bayeux, in Normandy, northern France, close to the coast of the English ... Continue Reading »
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