Tours, sightseeing tours, activities & things to do | Viator.com
Normandy
Trip Planning & Itineraries
Normandy is a land of tradition, of quintessential grey farmhouses rising out of rolling green pastures, of black-berried hedgerows lining patchwork fields of artichokes, cauliflower and corn.
It's a land of apples and crustaceans, of generous meals, half-timbered houses and honest fishing villages where deep rural countryside meets the bracing sea.
Normandy is a land steeped in history, the subject of successive invasions and decisive battles, a place where monasteries rise up from the sea and where tapestries recount historical watersheds.
Omaha Beach Half-Day Trip
From USD $59.47
Drive to Pointe du Hoc, where the infamous German gun position threatened the Allied ships. The site with its huge fortification blown to pieces is as it was when the Rangers left it and looks like a lunar landscape. Pointe du Hoc is one of the favorite stops for many visitors to Normandy.
Best of Normandy: Top Hotels
If you're looking for more than the options below, check out this list of self catered Normandy cottages.
The Hotel Churchill is a comfortable hotel perfectly located in the center of Bayeux, and its owners and known to be friendly and attentive to customers' needs. The hotel's service in general is excellent. Bayeux is a historical town near the beaches of Normandy, the military cemetaries, and the beautiful Mont Saint Michel.
Hotel Pasino, Le Havre
Hotel Pasino is located in the center of Le Havre, France, close to the city's port and a few minutes' drive from the airport. The hotel features a casino, cabaret hall, fitness center, and sleek, modern rooms.
Hotel Villa Josephine, Deauville
Hotel Villa Josephine is a quaint hotel located in the historical town of Deauville. The hotel is decorated in the traditional Normandy style, and has a unique twist: It revolves around the life of the near-mythical French Duke de Morny, who was a friend of the owner's. Each room is named after an acquaintance of the Duke's.
D-Day: June 6, 1944
At 7:10am on June 6 1944, 225 US Army Rangers scaled the 100-foot (30m) cliffs at Pointe du Hoc, where the Germans had a battery of huge artillery guns.
The site, which France turned over to the US Government in 1979, looks much as it did half a century ago. The ground is still pockmarked with bomb craters. Visitors can walk among and inside the German fortifications, but they are warned not to dig: mines and explosive materials may remain below the surface.
- The Landing Beaches at Normandy from Bayeux From USD $108.73
- Normandy Beaches Half-Day Trip From USD $74.34
- Canadian World War II Sites From USD $74.34
- Plan France vacations on Yahoo! Travel
- Normandy hotels, France from PlanetWare
- English-language news from Normandy Magazine
