Private Normandy Tour of Bayeux, Gold Beach & Atlantic Wall

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Overview

This is a unique opportunity to spend the morning day visiting Bayeux on a walking tour, and then in the afternoon visit spectacular examples of both German and Allies engineering and planning during WWII.

Transport in a comfortable vehicle with knowledgeable driver-guide. We guarantee professionalism, patience, and a “people-first” attitude.

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What's included

Private transportation

Bottled water

Private guide

In-vehicle air conditioning

Tickets to Bayeux Tapestry

Lunch

Gratuities

Meeting and pickup

Pickup is offered for all travelers.

What to expect

Musee de la Tapisserie de Bayeux

1 hour

Our day will start at the Bayeux Tapestry where you will learn how William of Normandy became William the Conqueror King of England.
Bayeux

1 hour

We will continue our tour with a presentation of the Bayeux Cathedral, a masterpiece of Romanesque and Gothic architecture.
Bayeux

1 hour 30 min

During our walking tour of the old Bayeux, walk the medieval streets of the town, which did not get bombed in 1944 and where half-timbered houses were preserved, while private mansions rub shoulders with turreted manors.
Bayeux War Cemetery

1 hour

We will visit the BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY, the largest Commonwealth cemetery of the Second World War in France which contains 4,144 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War.
Bayeux

30 min

Walk through The War Reporters' Memorial garden in Bayeux , unique in Europe, a landscaped promenade punctuated by white memorial stones bearing the names of over 2,000 journalists killed throughout the world since 1944.
Longues-sur-Mer

1 hour 30 min

Visit The German gun battery of Longues-sur-Mer which formed a key part of the Atlantic Wall and remains one of the most spectacular sites along the D-Day Beaches. Consisting of 4 pillboxes - which today still house the original guns - the coastal defence battery played a highly strategic role on 6 June 1944.
Arromanches-les-Bains

1 hour 30 min

Visit The Mulberry Harbour in Arromanches-les-Bains. It became known as Port Winston, after British wartime leader Winston Churchill, who was closely involved in its conception. A staggering 2.5 million men, 500,000 vehicles and four million tonnes of supplies arrived via Port Winston.