![]() Driving from Paris to Normandy is an easy trip.Sheep grazing with Mont St Michel in the distance (Photo: Pexels) Saint Malo is a must-see, but there are also smaller places such as Cancale where you can really immerse yourself in the ambiance of Brittany.Ĭheck out our Normandy, Brittany and Loire Valley tour if you'd like to cover these regions on your next trip to France. Here you'll find granite-stone houses and gorgeous seaside sceneries. Not far from Mont Saint Michel, we recommend a visit to some of Brittany's typical ports. Mont Saint Michel is a town built on a rock in a bay on the border between Normandy and Brittany. © Dennis JarvisĪbout one hour and a half from Bayeux towards the South-West is one of the most visited places in France. ![]() The war memorial, Les Braves, at Omaha Beach, Normandy. We have some sample itineraries, if you would like to visit the Normandy beaches on one of our self guided tours. The British and Canadian Beaches - Sword Beach and Juno Beach - are located on the eastern part of the coast between Bayeux and Deauville. If you keep driving west you will get to Utah Beach and Sainte Mere Eglise. ![]() Right behind Omaha Beach is the US Cemetery in Colleville sur Mer and towards west is the strategic Pointe du Hoc cliff. Most of the main World War II Normandy landing sites - that is, those t hat were key to the success of Operation Overlord - are about an hour's drive from Bayeux. Omaha Beach is a 20-minute drive from Bayeux. The goal of the allied invasion was to liberate France and Europe from Nazi control.
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