USEFUL LINKS

This list is not exhaustive but will help you to get more information
in order to you plan your next trip to Normandy
(hopefully with me as your private guide of course !)
Lots of information on:
-Accomodations - Museums - Town & villages - Restaurants
Chateaux - Transportation ...
Please go all the way down to bottom of page to see everything !

ACCOMODATIONS
My "special" recommendations

Bed and Breakfast

Near Bayeux (In the country, 6 kilometers from Bayeux & Omaha beach)

www.beuffrerie.com

Contact Jeanne !

B & B + Table d' Hôte

"La Beuffrerie"
Close to Bayeux, confortable bedroms, all with modern private shower, bath & toilets.
Delicious country-style home-made Norman dinners.
Jeanne, your host speaks English & Dutch !

In Bayeux city centre

"Hotel Tardif"
B & B in an 18th c. private mansion surrounded by a beautiful park next to the
cathedral & Tapestry

The perfect place if you do not have a car

http://hoteltardif.monsite.wanadoo.fr

Contact Antony !

Near Honfleur (3 km away in Equemauville)

www.choquer.com

Contact Chantal !

Gîte & chambre d' Hôte
"La Bergerie"

Overlooking a quite canyon:
-a very confortable gîte
- a large contemporary house tastefully decorated
- one chambre d'hôte with private entrance & deck

On the coast (On Gold beach)

http://www.lemasnormand.com

Contact Mylene !

Selectioned by Rick Steve's France 2007 Guide & Travel Advisor

B & B on Gold Beach
"Le Mas Normand"
Warm atmosphere in a great location for vacation and sightseeing
Table d' Hôte with great food
Christian is a Chef !
Unique "romantic" gypsy style caravan on the grounds, very confortable !
see:www.roulotte-normandie.fr/chambre-hote.html

Next On the coast (righ in the middle of the Landing beaches)

Gîte "de charme" very confortable home for up to 10 persons, fully equipped "between sea and country"
See blog for more pictures and details:
http://gitavou.over-blog.com/
Contact Nathalie or Philippe !

Fine hotels in lower Normandy

Bayeux

A great location in the city center for this good value hotel ! Many rooms on the ground floor Hotel Le Bayeux http://www.lebayeux.com/en/contact.php Contact Mireille !**
		Chateau de Bellefontaine*** A very nice 3* hotel on beautiful grounds, in the country but at the same time walking distance to Bayeux town center Wi-Fi In the annex of the chateau 6 beautiful appartments with 4* confort www.hotel-bellefontaine.com Contact: Laurence or Madame Verdier
Hotel Churchill* A very good hotel in Bayeux center, totally renovated. http://www.hotel-churchill.fr/index_uk.html Contact Mme Hebert !**
Hotel.luxembourg@wanadoo.fr		Hotel Luxembourg*** Great location in Bayeux city centre
www.lacheneviere.fr		Between Bayeux & Port-en-Bessin Chateau la Cheneviere** De luxe warm atmosphere close to Bayeux and Omaha beach - Pool- Wi-Fi Great restaurant !**
Caen
BEST WESTERN HOTEL MODERNE NORMANDIE CAEN		Hotel Moderne *** The best location downtown Caen with private parking, Wi-Fi Pleasant breakfast room at the top. Very confortable !

Lisieux (inland)

"Grand hotel de l’ Esperance in Lisieux"
***
www.lisieux-hotel.com

Contact Alain

A good hotel in the Pays d’ Auge. A friendly owner will welcome you !
In Lisieux, see Santa Teresa's basilica & carmel

Cider, Pommeau & Calvados distillery and orchards

http://membres.lycos.fr/vergerromilly/home-page.html

Visit the Romilly orchards and sample their delicious products: cider, Calvados, Pommeau...Free visit (film in English)

Ask for Ms Renaud

The “MUST” to see in Normandy

MUSEUMS

www.abmc.gov

US Normandy American Cemetery
Visit new Interpretive center & see its great moving films.
Should you want to find the grave of someone who died in Normandy ? It only takes seconds for them to tell you exactly where !

http://www.musee-grand-bunker.com/

Grand Bunker in Ouistreham
On Sword beach, next to the ferry terminal. It looks like the Germans just left the place...Lots of evocative displays.

www.memorial-caen.fr

Caen Peace Memorial Museum
A unique museum ! best to visit it before starting the tour of the Landing beaches
Minimum 3 hrs
Restaurant & snacks inside

www.monum.fr

Abbey of Mont Saint Michel
On top of a rock surrounded by the largest tides in Europe, it is called the 7^th marvel of the world
Beware of the + 400 steep steps to go up to the top !

http://www.arromanches.com/tourisme/musees.htm

Landings museum & 360°
In Arromanches on Gold beach, see animated model of Port Winston & remains of the artificial port

http://www.musee-airborne.com/

Airborne museum
In Sainte Mere Eglise, first village liberated by US Airborne, great film & collections: DC10, glidder...

http://www.paratrooper-museum.org

Dead Man's Corner museum (Near Carentan)
located in a house at a historical crossroads
Large shop adjoining the museum with authentic memorabilia
Contact Manu

http://www.utah-beach.com

D-Day Museum Utah Beach
Right on the beach, one of the first museums built after the war.
Big bunker WN inside

MEMORIAL PEGASUS
in Ranville-Bénouville

This great museum was opened in 2000, since then a Bailey bridge and a replica of a Horsa glidder were added . Highlight is a guided tour in the park and walking on the authentic Pegasus bridge stormed on by the 6th British Airborne shortly after midnight on June 6th 1944...
Very friendly staff !
http://www.normandy1944.com/index_content.php

TOWNS & VILLAGES

www.bayeux-bessin-tourism.com

Bayeux, right in the center of Normandy ! first town liberated by the Allies on June 7^th 1944. One can walk safely everywhere, lots of old houses, nice shopping in long main street

http://www.ot-honfleur.fr

Honfleur, quaint picturesque small river & sea port on the Seine estuary, a favorite of impressionist painters, lots of antique shops & galleries.
Perfect for romance…
and quality shopping !

http://cambremer.free.fr/beuvron_en_auge

Beuvron, delightful “heritage” village which looks almost like a movie set….the way Normandy villages were before WWII, lots of Geraniums & try the short bread cookies at the local bakery as well as other country-style products

Useful Tourist Board web site

www.normandy-tourism.org

The official Normandy website,
lots of information.
You can request from them folders & brochures

The best battlefield guide book & map

http://www.guide-books.co.uk

Clic on book to find out where sold in Normandy --->

THE MOST INFORMATIVE BOOK TO PLAN YOUR TRIP IN NORMANDY !

My favorite restaurants on a tour with me

l'Estaminet (Sainte Marie du Mont)
Traditional restaurant with fish a speciality.
Right on the town square of this typical Normandy village full of History

www.le-roosevelt.com

Roosevelt cafe (On Utah Beach)
Bar - Internet café - Brasserie - Boutique - restaurant
A great historical location, decor like a museum.
Starting in June, try the local mussels !
Frank the owner will welcome you.

La Sapinière (On Omaha Beach)
A casual restaurant with fast service & delicious food
I recommend the quiche, my favorite !

http://www.la-sapiniere.fr/ang/index.html

Artisanal

Atelier du Cuivre

See how copper objects & pans are made on the way to or from Mt St Michel – in Villedieu les Poëles, Capital town of copper & pewter (quality shopping)

atelierducuivre@wanadoo.fr

Transportation / Transfers

http://albion-voyages.com/index.htm

Albion

Airport & hotel transfers to/from Paris & anywhere as well as sightseeing in Normandy
( request me as your guide)

http://www.battlebus.fr/

http://www.normandywebguide.com/

You are in Paris with little time but would love to go see the
D-Day Landing beaches of WWII Have you ever thought of taking a helicopter flight to Normandy ?
The solution: http://www.ths.fr/full.html