Normandy D-Day Beaches & Battlefields
Written by Viator, August 2010
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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 amphibious landing in history. It was the first stage of the campaign that would lead to victory.
You can pay tribute to the soldiers who fought at Omaha Beach on an afternoon tour of the Normandy beaches from Bayeux. You'll visit some of the famous battlefield sites of the campaign and gain invaluable insights into the wartime experience of the soldiers who fought and died there.
A tour of Sword, Beach, and the British Airborne Sector takes you through the famous site of Pegasus Bridge, captured just after midnight on D-Day by elements of the 6th Airborne Division, as well as the Hillman Bunker complex.
Alternatively, you can choose your own itinerary from sites including Utah Beach, Sainte Mère Église, Pointe du Hoc, Longues sur Mer, and the American and German cemeteries. See the landing beaches, the inland battlefields and cemeteries, visit the museums and listen to the stories and history behind each site.
Also available are tours that will take you to sites of significance to the history of the American role in the landing. Places visited include Utah beach, Omaha beach, the German and American cemeteries and the Airborne Museum of Saint-Mère-Église. Another tour concentrates on places of particular significance to the role Canada played in the conflict.
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Reply by Viator, May 2013
Doing what: Normandy Beaches Half-Day Trip from Bayeux
Excellent tour! Our guide, Jonathan, promptly picked us up at our B and B and he was knowledgeable and entertaining. The visit to the American Cemetary was moving.
Reply by Viator, April 2013
Doing what: Normandy Beaches Half-Day Trip from Bayeux
My husband and I loved this half-day tour. We only had a day to spend in Bayeux and we felt lucky to get such a great half-day tour of the beaches. Most of that was due to the fantastic tour guide we had. He was excellent - spoke good English and did a great job of showing us the area. We were very pleased with the price as well. I highly recommend it.
dl from Texas
Reply by Viator, April 2013
Doing what: Normandy Beaches Half-Day Trip from Bayeux
Beyond my expectations. Matthieu was a wonderful guide, teaching so much history in such an engaging style. While it is possible to go at it on your own, renting a car and reading a guide book along the way, this experience was so much richer. Don't hesitate to book a tour. You won't regret it!!!
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