Brugges to Normandy Coast?
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Not sure exactly what you're asking or which part of Normandy you are heading for? For a lot of the journey you aren't by the coast. It would take a lot longer than 4 1/2 hrs if you want to see the coast.
I've driven from Calais to Caen many times along the toll road and that 2 1/3 t 3 hours. It's a fast road but a lot of it isn't very scenic.
I've driven from Calais to Caen many times along the toll road and that 2 1/3 t 3 hours. It's a fast road but a lot of it isn't very scenic.
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Not really. You're talking about 8 hours of driving time - leaving you very little time to see anything there - even in you go in May/June when the days are very long. If you try in the fall or winter you would have no daylight hours there at all unless you left at 4 am.
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You don't need to go all the way to Normandy to see WWII sites. Significant battles took place right in Belgium itself. Bastogne, in the heart of the Ardennes, is one such place. Bastogne is under 3 hours from Brugges. Still a bit far for a daytrip.
On the other hand, you are less than an hour from Ieper (Ypres) which was a critical site during WWI. To really gain an appreciation of how WWII developed, a look at the preceding war is helpful. There is a fabulous museum "In Flanders Fields" museum in Ieper/Ypres, itself a pretty town.
On the other hand, you are less than an hour from Ieper (Ypres) which was a critical site during WWI. To really gain an appreciation of how WWII developed, a look at the preceding war is helpful. There is a fabulous museum "In Flanders Fields" museum in Ieper/Ypres, itself a pretty town.



