For anyone heading to Northern France , I would highly recommend a visit to Bayeux. Its a very pretty historic city with lots to see. The attraction its most famous for is of course the tapestry . Its displayed in a very unusual way with a great audiovisual guide to explain each panel. Having brought my reluctant husband and son to see it, they were both really impressed. It has a very good museum shop too! There are plenty of places to eat and shop in Bayeux and parking is straightforward.
While in the area we went to see Omaha beach, site of some of the D-day landings. There is an excellent museum nearby, the Overlord museum which is well worth the visit. We also went to the American cemetery and museum. It is all the more poignant for the way in which the story of individual soldiers is told. Truly brave men and women.
It would be rude not to taste Calvados (Apple brandy) and Pommeaux while in Normandy. But a word of warning, Calvados is not for the faint hearted!! The local buildings are very striking with their tall narrow structures. Normandy is very different to Brittany with undulating land and pretty hedgerows. We spent a night also in Granville, a lovely old fashioned seaside resort and took the Route de la Baie past Mont St. Michel, a beautiful drive on our way back down the coast to Brittany. We will be back!
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