Bayeux Cathedral
A Norman-Gothic cathedral where the Bayeux Tapestry was originally displayed for centuries. Free entry to the nave, with Romanesque arches below and soaring Gothic vaults above.
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Bayeux
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A small Norman town famous for the Bayeux Tapestry (a 70-meter embroidered cloth depicting the 1066 Norman Conquest of England) and as the nearest town to the D-Day beaches. Budget travelers visit the tapestry museum and take cheap buses to Omaha Beach and the American Cemetery, where the cliffside memorial grounds are free to enter. The compact medieval center, with its cathedral and waterwheel-lined stream, costs nothing to wander on foot. It sits a short train hop from Caen, the larger regional hub. Spring and early autumn avoid the summer D-Day anniversary crush.
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Bayeux Memorial
A stone memorial across from the British cemetery listing over 1,800 Commonwealth soldiers with no known grave who died in Normandy. Free and deeply affecting, it faces the rows of white headstones.
Bayeux Old Town
A remarkably intact medieval center that survived World War II without bombing, rare for Normandy. Free to walk along the Aure river, past half-timbered houses and the old water mill.
British War Cemetery Bayeux
The largest Commonwealth World War II cemetery in France, with over 4,000 graves near the D-Day beaches. Free and open daily, it is maintained with quiet dignity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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