What it is: A roll of linen cloth with wool embroidery depicting scenes from the 11th century Where it is from: Bayeux ...

For centuries, the remaining 230 feet of the tapestry have resided in Bayeux, a town of some 12,000 residents in Normandy, France. During World War II, France’s Nazi occupiers moved the tapestry ...

You might ask why on earth would you make a stop to see a tapestry when Camembert cheese, hard cider and the rolling Normandy hills are beckoning? Well, because the Bayeux Tapestry, an ...

The imagery faithfully reproduces the original embroidery housed at the Musee de la Tapisserie de Bayeux in France. It has also been judged ... At this conflict, the Norman-French army of William, ...

World War II's successful Operation Overlord took place on the coast of France. Although there ... companies include Overlord Tours, Bayeux Shuttle and Normandy Sightseeing Tours.

On the Normandy coastline ... the beautifully kept Bayeux War Cemetery, where 4,600 of the dead are buried. Close to Argentan, Michael reaches the Versailles of horses, France’s 300-year ...

With croissants and historical sites just a stone’s throw away, Manoir Normand is the perfect base for a week of celebrations.

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Mathieu PATTIER/ Ouest-France La 11e édition du Festival international du cirque de Bayeux (Calvados ... mais aussi le Prix ...