FRANCE NORMANDY
A France Normandy tour is one like no other. Experience and see with your own eyes the D-Day landing beaches, the Caen War Memorial, the Mont Saint Michel, and Rouen.
The landing beaches are where the largest military landing in history took place on June 6th, 1944. The small town of Bayeux creates a perfect base to provide tours through the beaches. There are plenty of monuments and museums at the landing beaches for people to see some of the artifacts and memorabilia from World War II. Old bunkers and cemeteries show a living commemoration of the Battle of Normandy. The small town of Bayeux surrounds the magnificent Cathedral of Notre-Dame. It also is the home to the 200 foot long Bayeux Tapestry. This has cartoon like scenes that depict William the Conqueror’s expedition to England during the 11th century. View the artificial harbor at Arromanches, the Germany gun battery at Longues-sur-Mer, American Military Cemetery, Omaha Beach, and The Pointe du Hoc.
The Caen War Memorial is where thousands of militants were buried from losing their lives during the War.
The Port de Rouen is the third largest port in France. Visit the thriving industrial and commercial center. This city is known as the city of a hundred spires. William the Conqueror and Joan of Arc died in Roeun. Your Normandy France tour should include this town with many museums and the Gothic Cathedral immortalized by Claude Monet.
Touring Normandy France should include the Mont Saint Michel which is perched precariously on a 260 foot rocky islet. It is connected to the mainland from a causeway. There are over half a mile of surrounding massive walls. The Mont Saint Michel is one of the greatest sightseeing attractions in Europe. It is also the second most visited places in France, right behind the Eiffel Tower. The tides coming in from the ocean at Mont Saint Michel also has the highest tides on the continent.
France Normandy has a huge history from the Joan of Arc to William the Conqueror to World War II and people come from all over the world to pay their respects to family members that lost their lives.
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