A Weekend in Normandy

Normandy is a beautiful region in France, and is close to Paris. It's super easy to book a train, or even cheaper a bus, to Normandy for the weekend. Or rent a car for the weekend !

A must see is the American cemetery at Omaha Beach in Coleville-sur-Mer.

Click here for a tour from Paris to the D-Day beaches, including Omaha Beach :

People who travel to the D-Day beaches in Normandy love dressing the part

A good time to go here is around 4pm. You will have a chance to see the whole cemetery and you will be around for the lowering of the two American flags where TAPS is played at 6pm every evening.

The American cemetery at Omaha Beach

The flag ceremony at the end of the day at the American cemetery at Omaha Beach

The next day go to the town of Bayeux.

See the beautiful cathedral. It's free to enter.

Bayeux Cathedral

Then go see the famous Bayeux tapestry. It is a tapestry from the 11th century which tells the story of William the Conqueror. It is 230 feet long and is numbered so when you visit you have an audioguide (free) telling you what you're looking at.

The Bayeux tapestry (photo taken in the museum as it's not allowed to take photos of the actual tapestry)

An example in the museum of how the tapestry was made

**It is not allowed to take photos of the tapestry, these are photos in the museum you can go to (included in your ticket price).

Before you head back to Paris, I recommend stopping in the town of Honfleur.

My husband, me, and my mom in Honfleur.

This is a beautiful seaside town and is home to the oldest wooden church in France.

The oldest wooden church in France is located in Honfleur

Inside of the church. The builders were shipbuilders, that is why the roof is designed as they built ships.

It's name is Sainte Catherine's Church and was built in the 15th century.

So travel to the region of Normandy !

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