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We’ve compiled the best of the best in Normandy - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
Essentially a 225-foot-long embroidered scroll stitched in 1067, the Bayeux Tapestry, known in French as the Tapisserie de la Reine Mathilde...Read More
An imaginative museum erected in 1988 on the north side of the city, the Mémorial is a must-see if you're interested in World War II history...Read More
View Tours and ActivitiesFounded in 1059 by William the Conqueror's wife, Matilda, the Abbaye aux Dames was rebuilt in the 18th century; it then served as a hospital...Read More
The ancient cod-fishing port of Fécamp was once a major pilgrimage site, and this magnificent abbey church bears witness to its religious past...Read More
This former ossuary (a charnel house used for the bodies of plague victims) is a reminder of the "Black Death" that devastated Europe during...Read More
This striking movie theater has a circular screen—actually nine curved screens synchronized to show a 19-minute film titled Normandy's 100...Read More
Bayeux's mightiest edifice, the Cathédrale Notre-Dame, is a harmonious mixture of Norman and Gothic architecture. Note the portal on the south...Read More
Even in the so-called City of 100 Spires, the one crowning this cathedral stands out. Erected in 1876, it’s the highest in France—a cast-iron...Read More
The ruins of William the Conqueror's fortress, built in 1060 and sensitively restored after the war, loom on a mound ahead of St-Étienne. The...Read More
A late-Gothic masterpiece, this church sits across Rue de la République behind the cathedral and bears testimony to the wild excesses of Flamboyant...Read More
Across the square, beneath a 240-foot spire, the late-Gothic church of St-Pierre is a riot of ornamental stonework. It's open for visits despite...Read More
The name of the pedestrian Rue du Gros-Horloge, Rouen's most popular street, comes from the Gros-Horloge itself, a giant Renaissance clock....Read More
A good place to begin exploring Caen is the Hôtel d'Escoville, a stately mansion in the city center built by wealthy merchant Nicolas Le Valois...Read More
Uniforms, photographs, maps, flags, posters, and medals at the Musée de la Libération, on the hill above the town (excellent sea views), recall...Read More
Set in a mansion built for the castle governor, this museum is dedicated to regional arts such as ceramics and sculpture. Some local archaeological...Read More
Early on June 6, 1944, the British 6th Airborne Division landed by glider and captured this bridge, which local residents later named for the...Read More
Sole remnant of the early-13th-century castle built by French king Philippe-Auguste, this beefy, pointed-top circular tower houses a small exhibit...Read More
Head east on D67 from Sainte-Mère to Utah Beach, which, being sheltered from the Atlantic winds by the Cotentin Peninsula and surveyed by lowly...Read More
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