Itinerary
Day 1: Paris — Etretat — Honfleur — Normandy American Cemetery — Overlord Museum — Omaha Beach Signal Monument — M. St-Michel
Pass By: Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France
07:30 Hotel pick up and Departure destination Etretat by our air conditioned comfortable Mercedes. It takes up to 3 hours (213 km). One stop at a rest area will be made. This trip is Live guided.
Stop At: Etretat, Etretat, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, Normandy
10:30 - 12:00 Arrival in Etretat. Walking to the Cliffs.
Étretat is famous for its chalk cliffs, including three natural arches and the Needle, which rises 70 meters (230 ft) above the sea. Etretat was a popular spot in the past for impressionist artists including Claude Monet, the founder of French Impressionist painting. Today it is a classic seaside resort nestled between two sets of chalk cliffs. You can walk on the beach or climb for excellent views. Along the seafront, there are many restaurants/cafés all of which do variations on a theme of Moules/Frites. Free time.
12:00 Departure Honfleur. It takes about one hour drive.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Honfleur, Honfleur, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, Normandy
12:45 - 14:45 Arrival in Honfleur. The walking city tour takes about 1 hour. Walking tour of Honfleur with its famous port. Honfleur, the main defensive port of Normandy of the XV century, transformed into a charming resort town with a picturesque Bay, much-loved by the artists of the XIX century. Honfleur was first mentioned in 1027, when it belonged to the Norman Duke Richard III. The owners of the city changed several times during The Hundred-Years War. In the XV century, there were French pirates, corsairs who ravaged the English coast. A little later, in the XVII-XVIII centuries, the city became significantly rich in trade with the American colonies. After the port was closed, the city's economy declined and Honfleur became a suburb of Le Havre. Today it is one of the most known tourist cities in Normandy.
13:45 - 14:45 Free time for Lunch.
14:45 Departure from Honfleur to Collville-sur-Mer. It takes 1,15 hours (110 km).
Duration: 5 days
Stop At: Normandy American Cemetery, Rte du Cimetiere Americain, 14710 Colleville-sur-Mer, France
16:00 - 17:15 Arrival and Visit to the Normandy American Cemetery & Visitor Center, located in Colleville-sur-Mer and overlooking Omaha Beach. It contains 9,387 U.S. soldiers, most of whom were killed during the Normandy Landings and the Wall of the Missing with the names of 1,557 soldiers missing in action. The cliffs leading down to the beaches contain the remnants of the German defences, including concrete casemates with memorials to the soldiers. At Normandy American Cemetery you’ll see as well the semicircular memorial colonnade with the sculpture “Spirit of American Youth Rising from the Waves” and large maps of military operations. At the Visitors Center You will find a very nice small Museum with a lot of informations about Battle of Normandy.
17:15 Departure to the close located Overlord Museum.
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Stop At: Overlord Museum - Omaha Beach, Rond-Point d'acces du Cimetiere Americain Lotissement Omaha Center, 14710 Colleville-sur-Mer France
17:20 - 17:50 Overlord Museum visit. Located just few hundred meters from the Normandy American Cemetery this museum contains many WW2 artefacts and installations like tanks, weapons, guns, many military vehicles, V-1 missile, personal belongings and more. It gives You a personal feeling about D-Day.
16:45 Departure to Omaha Beaches. It takes just 5 minutes (5 km).
Duration: 30 minutes
Pass By: Omaha Beach, Rue Bernard Anquetil, 14710 Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer France
18:00 - 18:30 Arrival at Omaha Beach Signal Monument. Learn about the huge sacrifice made by the 34 000 men who landed here on D-Day. Omaha Beach is the most popular travellers destination of the D-Day Beaches.
18:30 Departure to Mont Saint-Michel area. It takes about 1,45 hours (150 km).
Pass By: Mont-Saint-Michel, Mont-Saint-Michel, Manche, Basse-Normandie, Normandy
20:15 Hotel accommodation in Mont Saint-Michel area.
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: 20:30 Arrival and Accommodation at 3*+/4* Hotel in Mont Saint-Michel area.
Day 2: Mont Saint-Michel — Caen Memorial — Rouen — Paris
Stop At: Mont-Saint-Michel, Mont-Saint-Michel, Manche, Basse-Normandie, Normandy
08:00 Departure to Mont Saint-Michel Island and Abbey. It takes about 20 minutes.
Please check out beforehand and put the luggage into the Mercedes.
09:00 - 12:00 Visit to the UNESCO World Heritage Mont Saint-Michel and its Benedictine Abbey. Your guide will bring you up the narrow streets of the medieval village toward the top of the Island. You can admire panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean and bay and enter the Benedictine Abbey. Entrance tickets into the Abbey include audio-guides in many languages.
The whole island with the Bay remains practically the same since the Middle Ages as it was the goal of pilgrims from all over the world. Mont Saint Michel remains the most visited site in France.
Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes
Stop At: Memorial de Caen, Esplanade General Eisenhower, 14050 Caen France
14:30 - 16:00 The Caen Memorial and Museum visit, located in the British Sword Beach sector. Caen Museum is the best World War II museum in France. You will get an overview of the battle of Normandy as well the sense of the personal lives of the people who took part in it. An excellent 19-minute film documents this battle with original historic footage.
16:00 Departure to Rouen. It takes 1,5 hours (130 km).
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Rouen, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, Normandy
17:30 - 19:00 Arrival in Rouen. Walking tour. Rouen is the capital of the Duke of Normandy, the city of a hundred bell-towers, famous for its Gothic cathedrals. Here You will have the opportunity to visit the Notre Dame Cathedral of the XIII - XVI centuries, known throughout the world in the paintings of Monet, the area of the Vieux Marché (Old Market), the place of execution of Joan d'Arc and the Church of Joan d'Arc, the Palace of justice of the XVI century, to see the old medieval clock Gros-Horloge on the pedestrian street. The walking tour lasts about 1 hour.
19:00 Departure to Paris. It takes about 2 hours (130 km).
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Pass By: Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France
21:00 Coming back to Paris. Drop off at Your hotel.
Meals included:
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No accommodation included on this day.