Le Mont Saint Michel - 140km
One of the jewels of the French architecture. The streets of the charming village will lead you to the abbaye standing on the top of the roc.
You can also, with a guide, discover the bay through a walk around the Mont Saint Michel. Once a year the festival Jazz en Baie is organized on the roc of Tombelaine, during which you can hear musicians play with a view on the Mont after a hike through the bay. |
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Caen - 20km
Even if it was badly damaged during WW2, Caen still possesses beautiful monuments: the Castle of William the Conqueror, the Men's Abbaye and the Women's Abbaye. You can also visit the Peace Memorial there. |
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Honfleur - 70km
Port with a preserved, typically norman, architecture. |
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Bayeux - 20km
City known for its tapestry, telling the conquest of England by William the Conqueror. You will also admire its Cathedral and its laces manufactory famous in all Europe during the XVIIIth century. |
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Arromanches - 15km
During the D-Day the allies installed an artificial port in the bay, from which you can see the rests today. The D-Day Museum explains the running of the port. |
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Cimetière d'Omaha Beach à 30km
American Cemetery honoring the soldiers who died during the D-Day and the following days. The graves dominate the beach where one of the bloodiest battle happened. |
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Port-en-Bessin à 25km
Traditional norman port. |
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