NORMANDY BEACHES TOUR – The D-Day landing beaches (14 Hours)
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Rent a Paris Best Way chauffeur to drive you to Caen. Only 2 hours from Paris, Caen is known for his D-Day memorial, now an important Museum for the history of the 20th century. But what makes Caen’s reputation is its beaches, the landing sites of the Allies in 1944. Complete your excursion with a visit to the Normandy American Cemetery. Caen is definitively a site worth seeing, between land and sea.
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NORMANDY BEACHES TOUR – The D-Day landing beaches (14 Hours)
Code : DD/14H
In the morning of this 14-hour excursion, you will visit :
– The Caen Memorial : Accordingly to the wish of its inspirer Jean-Marie Girault, the Caen Memoral is a Historical Centre for Peace. This spirit of reconciliation is present throughout the various parts of the Museum, which will take you to the heart of 20th century world history, from the murder of Archduke François Ferdinand on 28 June,1914, to the falling of the Berlin wall on November 9, 1989. Between these two dates, the two World Wars are related through exhibitions, scientific or educational activities and film projections.
After some free time for lunch, the excursion will continue with :
– Arromanches and Port-en-Bessin : “Since they don’t have ports, we will bring our own” said Churchill. And this is why Arromanches and Port-en – Bessin sites are absolutely unique : their artificial ports built by the Allies during the Second World War are unique places in the history of mankind.
– The American Cemetery : built on 70 hectares of land, the American cemetery, inaugurated in 1956, overlooks Omaha Beach. With 9386 tombstones and a Garden of the Missing where the names of 1557 missing soldiers are engraved, the American Cemetery is an invitation to meditation and remembrance.
– Omaha Beach : named by the Allies during the second world war, Omaha Beach was assigned to American troops. It is one of the beaches on which the most allied soldiers were lost.
– The Pointe du Hoc : half-way between Omaha Beach and Utah Beach, the Pointe du Hoc overlooks the Normandy coast. Because of its concrete shelter built by the Germans, the Pointe du Hoc was the object of numerous assaults by the Allies in order to seize this highly strategic location.
– Utah Beach : this beach was a key spot for the Allies on D-Day. On June 6, 1944, the Allied forces faced all the plans put in place by the Germans to prevent D-Day. A great number of Allied soldiers lost their lives on this beach.
– Sainte-Mère-Eglise : on 5 June 1944, 15,000 men from the US allied forces were parachuted over the Church of Saint-Mere-Eglise during the famous “Operation Overlord”. One of them, private John Steele, became famous for getting hooked on the Church steeple.
* The offer details above are merely suggestions and cannot under any circumstances be considered as a fixed program.
* The suggested program is likely to vary according to season and demand.
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