Bayeux, France
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What is Bayeux
Bayeux is a small town (population 16,000) in northern France within the region of Basse-Normandie. Bayeux is best known for the remarkable Bayeux Tapestry that chronicles in visual form the conquest of England by William the Conquerer, Duke of Normandy, in 1066.
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About Bayeux elsewhere
world66.com
"The great attraction which draws visitors to Bayeux, however, is the famous Bayeux Tapestry (known in French as the Tapisserie de la Reine... Bayeux -Center Guillaume le Conquérant."
planetware.com
"Really a 225-foot-long embroidered scroll stitched in 1067, the Bayeux Tapestry (Tapestry Museum), known in French as the Tapisserie de la Reine Mathilde (Queen Matilda's Tapestry), depicts, in 58 comic strip-type scenes, the epic story of William of Normandy's conquest of England in 1066, narrating Will's trials and victory over his cousin Harold, culminating in the Battle of Hastings on October 14, 1066."
fodors.com
"Here it is, the world-famous Bayeux Tapestry recounting the dramatic story of the Norman invasion and the events that led up to it (from the Norman perspective)."
lonelyplanet.com
"and 2pm-6pm, admission: adults ?7.50, students ?3 -the historically unique Bayeux Tapestry is a 70 metre-long, 50 cm high embroidery made from wool on a linen canvas in the late 11th century to chronicle the conquest of England by William the Conquerer, Duke of Normandy, in 1066."
wikitravel.org
"The Simpsons parodied the Bayeux Tapestry for their usual opening title couch gag at the beginning of the season 19 episode E Pluribus Wiggum (and later repeated for the episode Apocalypse Cow )by telling the story of how Flanders stole the Simpsons' couch followed by Homer and gang having "sailed" next door to do battle with the Flanders clan, ending with The Simpsons retrieving the couch and Flanders sliced up in pieces on the floor of the Simpsons castle."
en.wikipedia.org
"The Aure river has relatively high turbidity and its brownish water is moderate in velocity due to the slight gradient of the watercourse, although the narrow channel in locations like Bayeux centre engenders higher surface velocities; pH levels have been measured at 8.35 in the centre of Bayeux near the Bayeux Tapestry Museum [3] and electrical conductivity of the waters have tested at 37 micro-siemens per centimetre."
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About places near Bayeux
juha from Finland wrote about La Château one year, 7 months ago
The official site.
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juha from Finland wrote about La Château one year, 7 months ago
A great B&B close to the D-Day beaches. Great breakfast, excellent English spoken and a few minutes away from the charming village of Grandcamp-Maisy. It's an old farm and offers a magnificient experience and value for money.
juha from Finland wrote about La Maree one year, 7 months ago
La Maree is in many ways a great restaurant. It's located in the small village of Grandcamp-Maisy in the harbor. Food is great, especially the fish dishes. It's also mentioned in the Michelin guide. It's quite a small and relaxed restaurant still, very much like the village it is located in. Prices are cheap too. It's definitely a place not to miss if you want to try a real French restaurant away from the tourist masses.
juha from Finland wrote about Pointe du Hoc one year, 7 months ago
Some bunkers, a lot of shell craters and cool cliffs. One of the best places on the D-Day beaches but still not very inspiring. If you're around here and want to see the beaches then don't miss Point du Hoc.
juha from Finland wrote about Omaha beach one year, 7 months ago
I was somewhat disappointed with all of the D-Day beaches. I had high expectations for sure but still it was quite boring to see the same stuff everywhere: old uniforms, weapons etc. in different small museums. Nothing new in any of those. The most interesting place was the US military cemetary close to Omaha beach with its visitor center and exhibition. That's definitely not to be missed. Otherwise if you've read about the invasion and want to find something more you'll be disappointed in case you've been a few military museums before.
juha from Finland wrote about Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial one year, 7 months ago
Definitely THE place in Normandy when it comes to the D-Day beaches. Especially the free exhibition in the visitor center beats all the museums (that are not free) pants down.
juha from Finland wrote about Battery Longues-sur-mer one year, 7 months ago
I didn't visit this but it's the only place in Normandy where the guns are still in place in the battery. Similar bunkers probably to Point du Hoc but with guns in place. Should have gone there, probably...
juha from Finland wrote about Battery Longues-sur-mer one year, 7 months ago
Some stuff on the battery.
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juha from Finland wrote about Omaha beach museum one year, 7 months ago
Museum official site
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juha from Finland wrote about Omaha beach museum one year, 7 months ago
Don't bother going in and paying the entrance fee. Just more uniforms and guns. Go to the visitor center at Omaha beach US military cemetary instead. It's free and better.
juha from Finland wrote about The Landing Museum one year, 7 months ago
Official museum site.
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juha from Finland wrote about The Landing Museum one year, 7 months ago
Just barely worth the money it costs to enter. They have a model of the Mulberries and quite a lot of info on them which is nice. Otherwise still more guns, uniforms and other stuff like that. You can see the Mulberries in front of the museum in the harbor which is the coolest thing.
juha from Finland wrote about Pegasus bridge one year, 7 months ago
After reading about the events of the Pegasus Bridge it's a bit of a disappointment in real life. It's very small and not even the original bridge, which is located in the museum next to the bridge site. Again if you've read about the events the museum is rather unuseful. You can also see the first building liberated in France on the other side of the bridge. Still it's worth the visit if you're in the area.
thecowboy from Canada wrote about Pointe du Hoc one year, 7 months ago
The craters everywhere give a real feeling as to what kind of chaos must have ensued here.
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